1977 Hostess 'Twinkies' Baseball
Following their 1975 and 1976 issues, Hostess again issued special,
scarcer versions of their cards only found on selected boxes like
Twinkies and Cupcakes.
They have same fronts as regular 1977 Hostess but slightly
different backs and identified by the black bar that can usually be
seen on the back of the card. They were originally (1975/1976) issued
with Twinkies thus they are now called "Twinkies" versions.
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1977 Hostess Twinkies Baseball Checklist, Values & Info
The cards issued on Cupcake boxes had very tiny print on the back and are often referred to as "Small Print". Note: A few cards were issued in both variations. Note: You may be on that page right now. Click for complete 1977 Hostess Baseball Checklist, Values & Info |
1972 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Cards
Also called OPC and Topps Canadian, most vintage OPC sets were
near replicas of their Topps brothers. Exact same design, the
major difference was the French & English backs.
Just the first (525) cards in the Topps issue were included
in the OPC/O-Pee-Chee release.
Cards differed from their Topps versions mostly due to "Made in Canada",
French/English and different colored backs.
Of note: Card #465 (Gil Hodges) differs from the Topps version
with the addition 'Deceased April 2,1972" to the card front.
Card stock differs but O-Pee-Chee cards can be identified
even easier by O.P.C. in the copyright line rather than T.C.G.
TOP ROOKIE: Carlton Fisk is the only rookie of note.
1972 Topps Baseball AUTOGRAPHED 1972 Topps Baseball cards (with COAs)
1971 OPC/O-Pee-Chee Baseball
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There are many different ways to protect, organize and store your sports cards.
Soft Sleeves also called "penny sleeves" are the most basic protection for your cards. Made of thin plastic, they come in packs of 100 and are very inexpensive.
Top Loads are rigid plastic holders and a step up in protection over "soft sleeves". Called top-loads because you place the card thru a thin opening at the top. They come in many sizes for regular cards upto 8-1/2 x 11 for magazines and even larger.
Screw-Down Acrylic Holders
These are sometimes used for better, more expensive cards. Small screws hold
two pieces of clear acrylic together. In a variety of sizes and thickness
that not only protect the card but can funciton as a paper weight or display
item.
There are also Single-Screw Screw-Downs that use only 1 screw to seal the holder. They are easier to use and provide the same type of protectionas regular screwdowns and they are also much less expensive costing as little as .30 in quantity while 1 inch or 2 inch acrylic screw-downs can cost upto several dollars.