A note on APBA -- in checking the list of where the "12" is each year, it appeared to me that the 12 was changed any time a reprint set was issued.
For example, the 1964 set covering the 1963 season had the "12" on 43 in the original and 52 in the reprint set. That is more than sufficient for any APBA fan to figure out original v reprint.
Yes, there should be some way to differentiate reprints from the original. I remember in 1983 we as a hobby were not happy at Topps despite the fact the cards were different sizes and on different stocks. It was still a "reprint". That seems so quaint in retrospect.
Rich
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