1971 OPC Baseball card #289 Rusty Staub

[camaro69]

Good evening. For someone that knows and can shed a bit of light on this for me.I was looking at some
1971 OPC baseball on eBay this evening and I noticed that card #289 of Rusty Staub says a "different pose"
and it is quite expensive. I would have thought that he was not much more than a common. But even if we
say unlisted star. It still would not get to where I seen the prices.So my question is. Was there
two cards of his in the set at #289 with different pictures. And one of them being more scarce than
the other.PLMK if you happen to know. Thanks.

[Cliff Bowman]

The 1971 OPC #289 Rusty Staub has a different pose than the Topps issue, the 1971 OPC #560 Rusty Staub has the same pose as the regular Topps issue. There is only one version of the 71 OPC #289 Staub and only one version of the 71 OPC #560 Staub.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

The 1971 OPC #289 Rusty Staub has a different pose than the Topps issue, the 1971 OPC #560 Rusty Staub has the same pose as the regular Topps issue. There is only one version of the 71 OPC #289 Staub and only one version of the 71 OPC #560 Staub.

OK, I now see what my problem was. He has two cards in the OPC set and only one card in the Topps set.Thanks a lot for the help.

1971 O-Pee-Chee #289 Rusty Staub/(Different pose)
1971 O-Pee-Chee #560 Rusty Staub
1971 Topps #560 Rusty Staub

[G1911]

289 was the White Sox Team Card in the original Topps set.

[seanofjapan]

For anyone who is an Expos collector (like me) that OPC card is in extremely high demand, which probably explains the high price. Staub is remembered in Montreal as the team’s first star and one of the most important players in Expos history, but there were only a few regular cards of him in an Expos uniform ever released. The 1971 (both Topps and OPC) are probably the best looking of those, and since the OPC is scarcer and 289 specifically has a different pose it is very much sought after by Expos fans.

[toppcat]

Hmmmm, never knew this. What other quirks are there in the OPC set in terms of subbed out cards? Did the Chisox Team ever get issued in Canada?

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Hmmmm, never knew this. What other quirks are there in the OPC set in terms of subbed out cards? Did the Chisox Team ever get issued in Canada?

Well there is at least two other Expo players that have two cards in the OPC version and only one in the Topps version

Ron Hunt OPC #161(different pose),#578
Run Hunt Topps #578

Claude Raymond OPC #202(different Pose), #536
Claude Raymond Topps #536

[jmoran19]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Hmmmm, never knew this. What other quirks are there in the OPC set in terms of subbed out cards? Did the Chisox Team ever get issued in Canada?

Here you go, ps 2 pages


http://ohmyopc.blogspot.com/search/label/1971