1975 Topps Information Sought

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by jmoran19

Missing sheet

You are the man! I looked all over the web for that sheet and couldn’t find it anywhere.

[jmoran19]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

You are the man! I looked all over the web for that sheet and couldn’t find it anywhere.

TY, been saving Topps 1976 and earlier for 25 plus years, football and basketball too

[deweyinthehall]

That must be a full size wax case - I thought I already had and image of one, but the serial number or whatever it is (332-75) is different and I know that minis were in an identically marked case.

Thanks!

PS These are minis then....

[Kutcher55]

Man lots of tough cards on that sheet. 380 bando is just so tough. Grimsley upper right ain’t no picnic either. Tommy Davis up top is notorious for color bleed. 646 Checklist lower left also quite hard.

Been working on this set for over two years. It’s a lot of fun. There must be 40 or more condition sensitive cards in the set.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

That must be a full size wax case - I thought I already had and image of one, but the serial number or whatever it is (332-75) is different and I know that minis were in an identically marked case.

Thanks!

PS These are minis then....

Interesting. Packed in April and June if I'm reading those case stamps right. I always thought they were done in one big run but maybe the mini's had a second printing?

[deweyinthehall]

Have I heard correctly - did the uncut team checklists in 1975 come in both regular card stock as well as the lighter white card stock of later years?

I have the version on regular stock. If they did also come on the white stock, would that be the rarer version? If anyone could provide an image of the white stock version, particularly the reverse, it would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Have I heard correctly - did the uncut team checklists in 1975 come in both regular card stock as well as the lighter white card stock of later years?

I have the version on regular stock. If they did also come on the white stock, would that be the rarer version? If anyone could provide an image of the white stock version, particularly the reverse, it would be appreciated. Thanks!

Yes, I'm guessing Topps realized at some point the regular gray card stock wasn't feasible for folding and sending off in the mail and switched to the much thinner white stock toward the end of the print run. The 75 gray back team mail in cards are much more common than the 75 white back mail in cards. I have a complete uncut 1975 gray back team sheet and a hand cut white back 75 Cubs team card. Here is a scan of a white back 75 Giants team card.