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07-31-2025, 04:26 PM
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My Latest 70 Topps Variation Pickups
And now the 70's I recently came across too.
I have been looking for the 70 Checklist 4th series bottom 4 names smudges for quite some time and finally came across one. The Expos team variation has a blob over the team name on the reverse. Two of the ones I have are different blobs but still blobs. The third one, I'm not exactly sure of it fitting the variation description I have: "Blob over team name and smudges on the card." So, I am taking a bit of a liberty thinking the red smudges are part of the variation. That is unless someone here can override that card with the actual one. The Two Hegan Blue Sky's on right are slightly different variations of each other, so I got them both. Chipping away at the 70 Topps Variations with these additions as well!!! Cheers, Butch
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08-01-2025, 03:23 AM
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Great find Butch on the checklist, thats a new one for me
 . I am guessing you are aware there is the brown and red bat versions?
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08-01-2025, 09:14 AM
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I am familiar with the bat variations as well. Cheers, Butch
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08-01-2025, 11:09 AM
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Hi Butch, curious would you have a copy of the 1972 Topps - #15 Walt Williams with red blob next to face? I do not have the card and actually never seen one for sale. I have the attached old pic, not sure where I got it. Not even sure it is real or just a one off card. Thx John
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08-01-2025, 02:11 PM
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No sir I do not have that variation. That would be a new one for me as well. I will say that if another one does exist there are a couple of fine gentleman here that may have one and hopefully will respond to your question. There are a bunch of great variation gatherers here and it is bound to show up in someone's PC. And now, I shall add that one to my 72 list. ;-) Cheers and keep hunting! Butch
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“Man proposes and God disposes.” U.S. Grant, July 1, 1885 Completed: 1969 - 2000 Topps Baseball Sets and Traded Sets. Senators and Frank Howard fan. I collect Topps baseball variations -- I can quit anytime I want to.....I DON'T WANT TO.
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08-01-2025, 05:09 PM
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Thanks Butch. Not sure if you classify difficulty level, but this would be rated extremely hard to find. I have looked for this one many years with no luck. Be interesting to see if someone reports they have one. John
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08-01-2025, 06:34 PM
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This one might be already well known but I wasn't aware of it. While looking at 1961 Topps 6th Series cards on TradingCardDataBase for another reason I noticed they had this card listed as a variation, 1961 Topps 473 Bobby Shantz with and without a green circle on the back of the card. I think it's a neat recurring print flaw but I wouldn't consider it a bona fide variation.
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08-01-2025, 06:43 PM
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So some sets I will never get to a complete Master Set level. But the pain and difficulty with other sets is much less and the chances higher that I will get to a master set level. Anyways, that is how it works in my crazy way of thinking about it. Mind you, I will continue to collect and have fun doing it. Nature of the beast in collecting variations….. Cheers, Butch
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“Man proposes and God disposes.” U.S. Grant, July 1, 1885 Completed: 1969 - 2000 Topps Baseball Sets and Traded Sets. Senators and Frank Howard fan. I collect Topps baseball variations -- I can quit anytime I want to.....I DON'T WANT TO.
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