Category Archives: Body Snatchers and Other Oddities

More things one notices – the error in the Gretzky RC

Posted on January 3, 2013 by 1967ers

Yesterday I thought I had a neat little factoid about Glen Hanlon – that in his first 3 1/3 NHL games (4 appearances), he had two shutouts and was lit up for 9 goals in the remaining 80 minutes. Stephen … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers 2: Hank Ciesla edition (1963-64 Parkhurst)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by 1967ers

Hank Ciesla is a name that was always kind of familiar to me.  It was a picture of Hank’s rookie card that was used to illustrate the 1958-59 Topps set in the first hockey price guides put out by Cartophilium … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2011 by 1967ers

It’s only in thinking about it that I’ve come to realize this, but OPC almost never airbrushed the pictures in their cards. If the image on an OPC card has been airbrushed, it’s an image they got from Topps. OPC’s … Continue reading →

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