Is this 1969 Topps Tom Seaver an error card?

[joed25]

I found this weird Tom Seaver card. It has a stamp or something with the picture of front on the back of the card. I never saw a card like this. Was this done by Topps? If it was, is there any value to it? Anyone ever see cards like this? Thanks for the help.

[Wayne Grove]

Not an error and not done by Topps. It was done by a previous owner of the card probably a young collector. The Seaver picture on the back is a 1969 Topps Decal that has been rubbed off onto the back of the 1969 Topps Seaver card. The decals were inserts in 1969 Topps wax packs. Many kids rubbed the decals to the backs or fronts of cards. Just like they sometimes attached the 1961 and 1962 stamp inserts to cards.

[MisterBungle]

Originally Posted by Wayne Grove

...Just like they sometimes attached the 1961 and 1962 stamp inserts to cards.

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Wow, I have looked at a lot of '61s and have never seen one with
the stamp affixed to the card. I wonder if there are '61s with the
Magic Rub-Off on the card too.

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[ALR-bishop]

I have the 60s Topps sets and the insert sets as well and have not seen such affixations either, but it makes sense collectors might match up the inserts with the cards on occasion. The stamps actually had specific send away albums you could get in which to put them but most inserts did not

[SMPEP]

I have three 1963 commons with 1963 topps stickers stuck on back.

Great cards!

[rsdill2]

Got a McLain AS from the same year in my set with the decal on it.

http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/i...filter=noflash

Kinda cool but definitely not an "error".

[Rich Klein]

Wayne -- good to see you -- are you coming to Baltimore?

Rich