1973 Topps Printing Sheets

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I think it's interesting that the 20 action shots per series that Haber mentioned in his interview are all found in the upper right quadrant of the 1x132 sheets, in four rows of five.

Good eye! That means if a 1973 5th Series 132 x 1 sheet exists it would have the Deron Johnson 66 card half sheet on the top part. I have looked for any miscuts which would prove that a 5th Series 132 x 1 sheet existed but I haven’t found any. I have found miscuts which prove the missing 1st Series and 2nd Series 66 x 2 sheets exist.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Good eye! That means if a 1973 5th Series 132 x 1 sheet exists it would have the Deron Johnson 66 card half sheet on the top part. I have looked for any miscuts which would prove that a 5th Series 132 x 1 sheet existed but I haven’t found any. I have found miscuts which prove the missing 1st Series and 2nd Series 66 x 2 sheets exist.

If Topps recreated the 132 sheets for the all series release (a guess, not a fact), I wonder if they would have bothered to do so for the highs or just used the 66/66 sheets?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by toppcat

If Topps recreated the 132 sheets for the all series release (a guess, not a fact), I wonder if they would have bothered to do so for the highs or just used the 66/66 sheets?

I'll bet you're right, for the All Series release they probably made one 264 card super sheet with the 1st Series on the left and the 2nd Series on the right, another 264 card super sheet with the 3rd Series on the left and the 4th Series on the right, and just left the 264 card super sheet with the 5th Series as it was before with the 66 x 2 sheets. That would explain why there are so many 5th Series 66 x 2 uncut sheets out there.