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Originally Posted by toppcat
Yup to much of the above. From 1957-68 it's usually the high number sheets that were mucked around with the most but sometimes things happened in lower series. Topps would print past the lower series by having say 109 cards (plus next checklist) on the first print run but only having the first series run from 1-88 on the checklist. They could then print 88 card runs after that and still stay ahead by 22 cards but sometimes they would drop 11 cards in a mid series. It would all get trued up in the last series/print run. Those sneaky bastards would have you receive cards from the next series and entice you to fill that series in as well.
You have to be careful with finds, especially vending as they sometimes seem to just come from one of the half-sheets and can skew the SP's.
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Dave, this is spot on. I distinctly remember a dozen cards from the next series being released along with the next checklist to give you a preview of what was coming. I also think that the "pre-released" series cards a little tougher to get if you didn't get them mixed in with the first series release.