Early Topps Proofs

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Al, do the white backs have gloss that is kind of "tacky" when touched?

You are right, I only have the three Cubs players with white backs in the 1974 Topps Deckle Edge set along with the three gray back versions, but I noticed that the white backs have a sticky, splotchy, and uneven glossy coating on the front. The front of my white back Don Kessinger stuck to the clear plastic sleeve in my binder and now has a few small areas of paper loss after I tried to remove it.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

You are right, I only have the three Cubs players with white backs in the 1974 Topps Deckle Edge set along with the three gray back versions, but I noticed that the white backs have a sticky, splotchy, and uneven glossy coating on the front. The front of my white back Don Kessinger stuck to the clear plastic sleeve in my binder and now has a few small areas of paper loss after I tried to remove it.

I have one white back and it is tacky.. I suspect the whites were curtailed and replaced by the grays due to this problem.