I can 100% guarentee this is false except maybe on 1 or 2 years of cards that I have never seen. Yellow goes first and then Magenta(red).

I'm new to this board. I'm mainly a set collector (Baseball 61 - 87), but I hunt variations also (sell overflow on eBay).

I ran across a few of these that have a mystery number in the top right hand corner. I've lightly tried to 'scratch off' the number, without any success.

Would there be a reason Topps may have had something like this?

Jerry

61-87
 

Welcome aboard.

Those are fascinating cards. I have not seen that before. Are the backs normal ?

Why did you start with 61 and end at 87 ?

Hi Al:
The backs appear to be completely normal. At first, I thought someone stenciled the numbers on the cards, however I've not been able to scratch the numbers off (being careful not to damage them). I certainly wouldn't want to 'market' something errantly, so I've just held them.

Actually, the 70's were my hay day of collecting, so I've tried to work backwards into the 60's to complete some of those sets (1967 is my favorite). I was out of the hobby for about 20 years, stopping around 87, when we had children and priorities changed (I had to be a big boy...lol). I've just never had interest in completing the rest of those more recent years sets.

Welcome Jerry!

Great additions to the thread! Are those the only two examples you've seen?

I'm a Dodgers collector. Here's a recent one I've found...partial black border missing on the bottom banner point.

I know this isn't the B/S/T forum but this is an extra. If anyone wants it for $5 dlvd in a PWE, feel free to pm me.

Hi Joe:
Thank you. Found a 71 Gaston, with a 3 on it in the same location on the card. Nice 74 T John!

Mustard Tops (and Ketchup)
 

Here are some 1964's with paint issues. Were they drunk at the time of production?

Drunk
 

Those players or the printers.... or both ?

Where were you in 1964 ?

Hi-
Here are a few print freaks I have found recently. The 72s look like the 64s posted above. My scanner is having some issues, but two of the 76 Topps cards have green covering the name area on the back, and one has some sort of white mark in the name area. They are not as dark as my scanner shows, but the green completely obscures the player name on the back.

Alan

1972
 

Good ones, Alan