1961 Topps Roger Maris Blank Back

[savedfrommyspokes]

Nice pickup Ben! It will be interesting to know once you have this card in hand if the card is printed on standard weight stock or some sort of stock that is heavier/lighter.

[David W]

I have 5 or 6 Lou Brock blank backs. They are surprisingly not that rare, although the stars can go for quite a premium to player collectors.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by David W

I have 5 or 6 Lou Brock blank backs. They are surprisingly not that rare, although the stars can go for quite a premium to player collectors.

What year Lou Brock are your blank backs?

I have seen a few other 61 blank backs but not a ton of them like you see in the 80's/90's products.

My main concern is that there was another product that used the picture like a sample or advertising piece.

Larry, thanks I am excited about it. When I get it I will check the card stock and measure the thickness with a caliper and compare it to a known good card.

[steve B]

The cardboard seems a bit too brown and rough for a normal 61.

But it's not off an ad panel unless it was also a blank back.
The boxes didn't have card images like that

Plus both were on the same cardboard.

Maybe a proof?
Or something really odd?

Interesting card.

Steve B

[David W]

Brock blank backs are (all Topps)

1976
1978 Record Breaker proof from Topps vault
1970 Super
1975 Stolen Base leaders
1964
1968 World Series.

If you go to the "Year of Lou Brock" thread, they are all on there.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by David W

Brock blank backs are (all Topps)

1976
1978 Record Breaker proof from Topps vault
1970 Super
1975 Stolen Base leaders
1964
1968 World Series.

If you go to the "Year of Lou Brock" thread, they are all on there.

Sir you have some amazing Lou Brock cards. I had seen the thread just never looked at it. Really like the 71 Topps with the print offset.

[bnorth]

Got the Roger Maris blank back in the mail today and am very happy with it. After looking at front/back with a loupe, checking it out under a black light, and measuring the thickness with a caliper I am 100% sure it is real and hand cut out of a scrap sheet.

Since it is hand cut anyway I will probably have it trimmed ever so slightly to square it up to give it more eye appeal. Opinions on this, would it be stupid to square it up?

I traded for this card to sell/trade it. Since it is hand cut SGC will only give it an Authentic grade, money wise would it be worth my time having it graded authentic?

[David W]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Sir you have some amazing Lou Brock cards. I had seen the thread just never looked at it. Really like the 71 Topps with the print offset.

Thanks for the compliment.

In regards to getting the Maris graded, I don't know.

I can tell you I don't think I paid more than $20 for any of my blank backs.

They just have a limited collecting base. I don't know how much bigger of a base of collectors Maris has over Lou Brock.

I see an occasional graded blank back labeled as a proof of Lou Brock - similar to this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-TOPPS-1...item4acd3dd861

and they either never sell or the prices are pretty low.