Category Archives: Vintage Baseball

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 →

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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 →

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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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Posted on January 7, 2014 by 1967ers

I’ve been looking for a good 1969 OPC Rose for ages.  To get the ’66 at the same time was a real bonus. 1960s OPC baseball is good in the sense that the sets are nice and small and there … Continue reading →

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Collecting vintage when you cheer for an expansion team

Posted on June 18, 2013 by 1967ers

It’s not a great hardship in the grand scheme of things, but one irritant of collecting vintage baseball is that my team is missing.  I finished the OPC sets after 1977 ages ago and at the moment I’m working on … Continue reading →

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So why exactly are hockey checklists so expensive?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by 1967ers

Both of these cards are checklists from 1966, both produced by OPC (despite the fact that both say “Topps” on them).  One is a first-series baseball checklist, the other is first-series hockey.  I don’t have production numbers, but based on … Continue reading →

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Before Dickey, Before Candiotti, There was Knucksie

Posted on January 4, 2013 by 1967ers

The wildest thing that happened while I wasn’t writing was the complete transformation of the Blue Jays, who suddenly seemed to realize that a) Toronto is a large market, b) Rogers has a lot of money and c) the Canadian … Continue reading →

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Joy of a completed page – 1969 OPC baseball

Posted on August 9, 2012 by 1967ers

Lost in the excitement of the arrival of the 1979-80 hockey box (and ’78-79 box that I haven’t yet had the time to fully dig through) was a minor accomplishment with a set I’ve been slowly picking away at – … Continue reading →

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Why are the Leafs called the Leafs?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by 1967ers

One of the things that confronts every Leaf fan at some point in his or her existence is the oddity of the team name.  This usually comes in the form of some meathead who offers up a gem like “Hey, … Continue reading →

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