Topps Recycles Photos Again and Again and … (Part 4 of 8)

BY MARK A. LARSON
Editor & Publisher

Here are more recycled pics, including Sammy White’s retouched red cap, which looks pretty goofy. … Also, cards from Topps’ popular 1964 Giants set and 1969 decal inserts were not immune from the recycled photo treatment either … as seen below.

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– 1965 • 1968 • 1969 Decal –

Decals came in packs along with regular baseball cards in 1969.

– 1972 • 1973 –

– 1961 • 1963 –

– 1968 • 1969 –

– 1964 Giant • 1965 • 1966 –

As will be seen in Part 5 of this series of articles, League Leader cards are chock full of duplicate
photos. … The 60-card Topps Giants set features great photography and was sold separately.

– 1959 • 1962 –

– 1967 • 1968 –

– 2023 • 2024 Heritage –

Even recent Topps’ issues haven’t escaped using recycled photos.

– 1964 Coin • 1964 Giant • 1965 –

– 1963 • 1964 –

– 1968 • 1969 –

– 1957 • 1958 –

– 1961 • 1962 –

– 1965 • 1969 Deckle Edge –

Sneaky Topps once again changed the cap logo and jersey.

– 1967 • 1968 –

– 1963 • 1964 –

Usually, the ’63 circle photo is an already-used repeat, here it’s a preview of the next year’s card.

– 1968 • 1969 –

– 1958 • 1959 –

– 1968 • 1970 –

– 1959 …………………. 1960 …………………. 1961 –

– 1967 • 1969 –

– 1967 • 1968 –

– 1961 • 1963 –

– 1968 Game • 1969 –

– 1960 • 1962 • 1963 –

This is the fourth of eight articles exploring Topps’ recycyled photos.
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