Category Archives: OPC

Welcome, Auston Matthews!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by 1967ers

No Pressure: But honestly – just be solid.  For the first time in many, many years, there might be some help.

Posted in Leafs, OPC, Vintage Hockey | Tagged | 4 Comments

The best Toronto Expo yet (1971 baseball everywhere!)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by 1967ers

The blog went dormant for a long time.  There are myriad reasons for this, most notably that I’ve been absurdly busy, but just as important is that for most of this year, I’ve been poking away at the 1971 high … Continue reading →

Posted in OPC, Parkhurst, Vintage Baseball, Vintage Hockey | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

The ’74 OPC Hank Aarons – how six cards became nine

Posted on July 17, 2015 by 1967ers

1974 Topps baseball opens with a six-card Hank Aaron tribute set that displays all of his previous Topps cards and lists personal records and season highlights on the back.  Other than card #1, they’re all done exactly the same way … Continue reading →

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May you live in interesting times (and ’71 ball!)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by 1967ers

“Interesting times” means things like blogs fall by the wayside for a spell.  I’ve got scans of all the great things Fuji sent me, but can’t write any of them up yet because I need to research them to sound … Continue reading →

Posted in Joy of Completed Things, OPC, Vintage Baseball | Tagged | 6 Comments

More tinkering with the 70-71 customs

Posted on March 10, 2015 by 1967ers

Fixing the 1970-71 Topps/OPC hockey set is becoming a minor obsession.  All the way back here (images on the link are dead, so it’s of limited use until I fix them) I noted that the set was basically an inverted 1971 … Continue reading →

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Mike Corrigan – the accidental wallet card

Posted on January 16, 2015 by 1967ers

I’ve greatly enjoyed reading the various reasons that people have had for choosing their 2015 wallet cards.  Many have put significant thought into their choice and have deep personal reasons for choosing a card that will accompany them on their … Continue reading →

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Minor Monkeying with the custom Gordie

Posted on July 21, 2014 by 1967ers

When I made this custom on Friday, I mentioned that I still thought the colours were a bit off and this was noticeable in the green of the Hartford sweater. I found that all the Whalers images in that set … Continue reading →

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The Gordie I never got to pull

Posted on July 18, 2014 by 1967ers

I missed pulling Gordie Howe cards by a year. Now, this also means I missed pulling Wayne Gretzky rookie cards straight out of the pack, but I rationalize this by realizing I would have surely dumped them all in trades. … Continue reading →

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Best of the 70s #11 – 1976-77 OPC WHA

Posted on June 4, 2014 by 1967ers

It has been a long time since I’ve done one of these and I think a big reason for it is that I have this set in the wrong place.  Part of each write-up involves justifying (at least to myself) … Continue reading →

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600 cards (1971 OPC baseball) – and Ernie Banks

Posted on May 16, 2014 by 1967ers

1971 O-Pee-Chee baseball is evil. I know that many collectors out there will tell me of the perils of the 1972 Topps high series or 1952 Topps with its Mickey Mantle cards that cost more than a new family sedan. … Continue reading →

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