1971 Topps 5th Series Double Prints?

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Posted By: Robert Collet

I was having a little trouble following the bouncing ball for a bit bit I think I'm up to speed now.

The sheet posted above as the OPC sheet appears to be the second 5th series Topps sheet. I say this because some of the Expos were pictured in different poses in the OPC set. The poses of Claude Raymond (#536) and Rusty Staub (#560) are the Topps poses.

If that is the second Topps sheet, then I think the mystery can be solved.

Here are the first sheet rows and the card in the far left column:

1 A 536 Claude Raymond
2 B 608 Mike Wegener
3 C 551 Frank Linzy
4 Repeat Row A
5 Repeat Row B
6 Repeat Row C
7 D 580 Tony Perez
8 E 557 Tom Satriano
9 F 537 Tom Egan
10 Repeat Row D
11 Repeat Row E
12 Repeat Row F

And the second sheet:

1 Repeat Row D
2 G 624 Athletics Team
3 H 546 John Matias
4 I 533 Mike Ryan
5 J 610 Amos Otis
6 K 559 AL Rookie Stars
7 Repeat Row A
8 Repeat Row B
9 Repeat Row C
10 Repeat Row D
11 Repeat Row E
12 Repeat Row F

So, the cards in rows G, H, I J & K appear to be single-printed (with the exception of the checklist). There are no double prints. The cards in rows A, B, C, E & F appear to be triple-printed. The cards in row D appeear to be quadruple-printed.

This is a quite different from my initial assumptions. Thanks everyone for your help.

Bob C