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1970 Topps Super BaseballBy Patrick Mondout
Topps released a set of "Supers" again in 1970, but this set
was different in a number of ways to the '69 Supers. Those earlier cards
were actually slightly smaller (a quarter inch both ways) than the
regular issue. Hardly "super" in my book, even if they were
quite attractive (and quite valuable). These cards are 3 1/8 by 5 1/4 inch
in size and very thick with rounded corners (which collectors usually
hate). The backs had blue and yellow print on a cream card stock and
featured the same look as the player's 1970 Topps card..
The key card of the set is Boog Powell and it commands quite a lot of
attention if not always a premium. While it may well have been
short-printed, so were seven other cards and I have yet to hear a logical
reason why this card is considered much more scarce than the others. These
cards were presumably printed on sheets of 63, which means that a whole
set of cards plus half again (42+21=63) were printed over and over. Thus
half should be short printed, not just eight. There are other mathematical
possibilities here, but that seems the most logical.
We mention this set here and have a picture
of both the back of the Hank Aaron card and a wax pack. Here is a complete
checklist:
1 Claude Osteen*
2 Sal Bando*
3 Luis Aparicio
4 Harmon Killebrew
5 Tom Seaver*
6 Larry Dierker
7 Bill Freehan
8 Johnny Bench
9 Tommy Harper
10 Sam McDowell
11 Lou Brock
12 Roberto Clemente
13 Willie McCovey
14 Rico Petrocelli
15 Phil Niekro
16 Frank Howard
17 Denny McLain
18 Willie Mays
19 Willie Stargell
20 Joel Horlen
21 Ron Santo |
22 Dick Bosman
23 Tim McCarver
24 Hank Aaron
25 Andy Messersmith
26 Tony Oliva
27 Mel Stottlemyre
28 Reggie Jackson
29 Carl Yastrzemski
30 Jim Fregosi
31 Vada Pinson
32 Lou Piniella
33 Bob Gibson
34 Pete Rose
35 Jim Wynn
36 Ollie Brown*
37 Frank Robinson*
38 Boog Powell*
39 Willie Davis*
40 Billy Williams*
41 Rusty Staub
42 Tommie Agee |
| * = Short printed (less of these cards
were printed) |
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|  | Year: 1970
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| | Manufacturer: Topps
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| | # of Cards: 42
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| | Value/Price: Check eBay (see links below)
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| | Size: 3 1/8 x 5 1/4
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