1972 Topps High Number Printing Question...

[JollyElm]

I'm slowly piecing together a 1972 Topps high number run in PSA 9* and want to make sure the #604 Checklist (for such a groovy set, the checklists were really a drag, man) that was printed along with them on the sheets is included. There are two versions of said checklist, where basically the copyright on back is either on the left-hand side or towards the center/right side. My notes indicate that it is most likely the left side version, but can anyone specifically verify that??

• Perhaps it's also possible that the print sheet layouts contained both versions?? And/or maybe the previous series' sheets also contained each version?? (See how deep this rabbit hole goes???)

• In looking quickly at the POP reports, there are slightly less left-side cards than right-side in high grade, which would logically point to them being a part of the 'rarer' high series, but that doesn't really answer the question.

• A quick search on ebay for "1972 Topps 604 PSA" comes back with basically 8 hits, and 7 of them are left side copyrights, which is odd. For sold auctions, four of the five cards were left siders.

• My image searches were fruitless. Is there a high numbers full sheet picture out there somewhere that shows the backs?

Anybody know for certain what the answer (if there actually is a certain answer) is to this riddle??


*If you have any to trade or possibly sell, hit me up and I'll send you my need list. Have quite a few PSA 8 and 9's to trade.

[Kevvyg1026]

These are the only partials I've seen.

1972-topps-baseball-uncut-sheet-21_1_a8e31e794f188ff85cd9d91918a065f5.jpg

1972-1.jpg

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72carew.jpg

1437-1972-topps-sixth-series-uncut-sheet.jpg

[Kevvyg1026]

Found this back scan of the 1972 6th series printing.

1972_series_6_checklist_back.jpg

[JollyElm]

(Said in Charles Montgomery Burns' voice) Excellent!!
Thanks for that! If nothing else, it verifies that at least some of the checklists in the run had the copyright on the left. Wish there were more pieces around to see if the other checklists on the sheets had the same layout.

[Kevvyg1026]

Here's a miscut checklist

1972_604_782.jpg

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Kevvyg1026

Here's a miscut checklist

Attachment 428361

You and your 1966 High Number brethren are the Lords of the Miscuts!! Ha ha!!
That one (like the uncut sheet section) also has #782 Larry Stahl next to it. Now we just need to find other high numbers abutting a checklist **or actually semi-high cards abutting #604 to see where the copyright is** to drive this quest forward.