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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang
I collected the set a few years after the 1973 cards were issued and I never came across the blue checklists. I finally got some that appeared to be torn (unfortunately) from an uncut sheet. Are there factory cut versions or are they actually cut from the sheets that were offered?
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Excellent questions all around. It appears I cannot upload or attach images right now but have tried and maybe they will pop once site issues are resolved. I blogged about this a while back, here is the post:
https://www.thetoppsarchives.com/202...ust-cards.html:
The blue checklists came in at least some all series packs and the retail box indicated this. The box commodity code is in red and has a 451 product number vs. 401 for cards issued in series. I'm not 100% clear on whether or not any packs can be found with the 451 codes and it seems they just used the 401's and inserted the checklists. They were experimenting and as with all things Topps, there will be variance in how things were issued.
I don't own a 73 premium example so can't say for certain but the card stock seems similar for both, see the attached image from a 2022 eBay auction I missed.