1955-1970 Topps Virtual Series Sheets

[Cliff Bowman]

I think this is the last completed virtual sheet to not be posted on this thread, the 1969 3rd Series. The Hunter, Harrelson, Ricketts, and Cottier rows are 3x, the other 6 rows are 2x. The Reggie Jackson rookie is a 3x. Unfortunately this will probably be the last reconstructed sheet that will be completed, the remaining ones like 1965 6th Series and 1966 6th Series are pipe dreams at this point.

[deweyinthehall]

One of the two 7th series slits - identical to the other slit given 66 cards in the series (65 +1 reprint of the checklist)...

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

One of the two 7th series slits - identical to the other slit given 66 cards in the series (65 +1 reprint of the checklist)...

Wow, that was quick! Looks great. There are a few series with partial or near complete sheets that Kevin and I were able to reconstruct to full slits and hopefully turn them into virtual sheets. This is a near complete 1961 7th Series sheet missing the first card on every row along with a few others that we were able to place correctly.

[obcbeatle]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I think this is the last completed virtual sheet to not be posted on this thread, the 1969 3rd Series. The Hunter, Harrelson, Ricketts, and Cottier rows are 3x, the other 6 rows are 2x. The Reggie Jackson rookie is a 3x. Unfortunately this will probably be the last reconstructed sheet that will be completed, the remaining ones like 1965 6th Series and 1966 6th Series are pipe dreams at this point.

Love this thread, is the reason that the 1965 & 1966 6th Series are pipe dreams because, those 2 series were short print series, and there are few examples of MC/OC cards in the wild ? If so, why on earth would Topps suddenly be able to correct their MC/OC card production problem for just those 2 series, after years of printing MC/OC cards, before & after 1965/1966?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by obcbeatle

Love this thread, is the reason that the 1965 & 1966 6th Series are pipe dreams because, those 2 series were short print series, and there are few examples of MC/OC cards in the wild ? If so, why on earth would Topps suddenly be able to correct their MC/OC card production problem for just those 2 series, after years of printing MC/OC cards, before & after 1965/1966?

I would love to do either 6th Series from 1965 and 1966 but there are just not enough miscuts available to advance any further than we have. 1965 6th Series has some wrong backs, vertical miscuts, and horizontal miscuts but we have hit a dead end and a new one pops up maybe once every three months. 1966 6th Series has some vertical miscuts but there are no wrong backs and almost no horizontal miscuts. I can’t remember the last time a new 1966 6th Series miscut even showed up.

[obcbeatle]

Thanks for the reply Cliff, and thanks for all your hard work, plus all the others, who have worked on these sheets/slits!

[deweyinthehall]

Here is a reconstruction of one of the 1st series slits from 1961, based upon the detective work of other esteemed members of these boards.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Here is a reconstruction of one of the 1st series slits from 1961, based upon the detective work of other esteemed members of these boards.

Looks great as always! The S Miller, Piche, Romano, and Kindall rows are 3x and the other six rows are 2x. I can't confirm it but I am very confident the other slit goes:

Lopez
Kirkland
Romano
Kindall
O'Dell
S Miller
Piche
C Boyer
Maye
Killebrew
Romano
Kindall

[Cliff Bowman]

I found this on WorthPoint, it's the second time an original sheet has come up after Kevin and I have rebuilt one. I spotted an error on the sheet we reconstructed, Marv Breeding and World Series Game #2 in the green row should be flipped. At least it's the other slit with a different order of rows.