WIREPHOTO: Nolan Ryan - [06/13/90] 'Number Six For Ryan' (Rangers)

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1974 Topps Stamps
Checklist & Values


The 1974 Topps Stamps set had (240) 1 x 1-1/2 inch stamps, 10 per team. Issued in horizontal 12-stamp panels (2 rows of 6), the panels came in different combinations of rows so there are actually 24 different panels (288 stamps) in a complete 1974 Topps Stamps panel set.
Player collectors - your favorite may appear on 2 different panels !!!

Cursed with production problems, horrible centering and most panels had little or no border on one side. Also perforations on most panels are not in proper place.

1974 & 1969 Topps stamps are easily confused. With very similar player selection, major difference is 1974's oval vs 1969's banner at bottom. The 1969 stamps came in both vertical & horizontal panels.

1974 Mini-albums to house the stamps have been seen but may not have been actually released by Topps while the 1969 albums are all over the place.

Packed with SuperStars with over 23 Hall-of-Famers including greats like Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose. Also includes seldom seen ROOKIES of Dave Winfield & Dave Parker.

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1961 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices
1962 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices
1969 Topps Baseball Stamps checklist and prices

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Front Vintage 1977 OPC card Back Vintage 1977 O-Pee-Chee card

1977 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball
Checklist & Values


In 1977, O-Pee-Chee decide to reduce the size of their set from 660 in 1976 OPC all the way down to only 264 for 1977 OPC. This was at the same time that baseball added Canada's 2nd team, the Toronto Blue Jays.

As the set became much, much smaller, the Canadian teams (Expos and Blue Jays) were way overrepresented. Most the other teams had only (6) to (11) cards, the Blue Jays and Expos had (27) and (29). All the team cards, that had been in Topps set, were eliminated while the Jays and Expos managers and coaching staffs had their own cards.

Other issues you may be interested in:
1977 Topps Baseball

1976 OPC/O-Pee-Chee Baseball
1977 OPC/O-Pee-Chee Baseball
1978 OPC/O-Pee-Chee Baseball

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Baseball card collecting terms (part C)

Cabinet Card Were oversized trading cards featuring paintings issued mostly 1910-1915.

Card Show is a gathering of dealers & collectors looking to buy/sell/trade sports cards and memorabilia.

Card Stock is the material a card is printed on. Usually paper-based, today companies play with the card stock and sometimes it appears to be wood or leather or see-thru acrylic ...

Cello Pack is a card pack whose wrapper is see-thru plastic. Usually the top & bottom cards are seen. Unopened cello packs showing major stars and rookies sell for heavy premiums.

Centering is the balance of the borders: top/bottom & left/right. On perfectly-centered cards, top/bottom borders match as do the left/right borders. Centering is presented as a set of numbers & directions and often included with the grade. Perfectly-centered is "50/50 t/b" AND "50/50 l/r". As centering gets worse, one number increases and the other decreases. For example: 90/10 t/b is considered extremely off-center top to bottom. The numbers add up to 100 (50/50, 60/40, 90/10 ...).

Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) A document used to verify legitimacy of a collectible. NOTE: Keep in mind that COA's are easier to fake then autographs.

Common A card of a non-star player is considered a "Common" as opposed to cards of a star players or specialty/subset cards such as league leaders, teams cards, World Series cards...

Condition (Grade) Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.

Crease Defect usually caused by bending the card. Hard to see, or not, a crease lowers the card's grade (VG or lower) and greatly diminishes it's value.

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