Topps Recycles Photos Again and Again and … (Part 7 of 8)

BY MARK A. LARSON
Editor & Publisher

As can be seen below, in Part 7, an example of a whopping six different sets or items contain the same recycled photo in a three-year period. … Later, Topps’ Scratch-offs (a 1970 insert) joined the repeat photo parade. And finally, an interesting combination of two regular Topps sets and a Topps Heritage set share the same pic. 

• If you missed – or want to reread – the introduction to this series in Part 1, CLICK LINK HERE. •

– 1968 –

– 1968 Game • 1969 Stamp –

– 1969 • 1970 Poster –

– 1969 Team Poster –

Six Rod Carews – including a 1970 Topps Poster (another bonus inserted into card packs)…
Plus, a 1969 Topps Team Poster and a ’69 Stamp (both sold separately in their own packs).

– 1964 • 1969 –

– 1961 • 1963 • 1964 Bazooka –

– 1967 • 1969 –

– 1962 • 1964 –

– 1969 • 1970 Scratch-Offs –

Scratch-Offs (folded pack inserts) had 44 black rectangles on backs – revealing a play when scratched.

– 1967 • 1969 –

– 1962 • 1962 Stamp • 1963 –

– 1960 • 1961 –

– 1963 • 1964 –

– 2003 • 2003 Heritage • 2004 –

– 1959 • 1960 –

In an unusual move, Ron Hansen had his own card in 1959, but then had a “Rookie Star” card in ’60.

– 1967 • 1969 –

– 1960 • 1961 –

– 1967 • 1969 Super • 1969 –

– 1968 • 1968 • 1968 • 1969 –

W-O-W ! !
Three Ken Holtzmans in 1968, followed by the same photo in ’69. … And all cards in the regular sets.

– 1968 • 1969 –

– 1961 • 1962 • 1962 Stamp –

– 1962 • 1969 Super –

– 1968 • 1969 –

– 1958 • 1959 –

– 1969 • 1969 Deckle Edge • 1971 –

– 1963 • 1964 • 1966 Rub-offs –

– 1969 • 1970 –

– 1967 • 1969 • 1969 –

Clendenon was selected by the Montreal Expos in the expansion draft of 1968, but then traded to
the Houston Astros on Jan. 22, 1969. So in an atypical move, Topps decided to switch the team designation on his ’69 card from “Expos” to “Houston” in mid-press run. As it turned out, Clendenon never played for the Astros as a controversy developed and the trade fell apart. Then in June 1969,
he was dealt by the Expos to the Mets (who went on to win the World Championship). By then, it was too late for any more updating of his ’69 Topps card. (By the way, the Expos card is the scarcer of the two.)

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