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Never knew why. Some teams would add a player or two with bubble heads next to the team photos but the Cubs apparently, or at least for some years, never went with the team photo. Not really that bad of an idea because the team cards you can rarely see anyone very clearly. I did like when you could see the stadium in the background.

A cool thing about buying cards in the early 70s is the free inserts you would get with packs.

And I'll throw in one more of my all time favorite cards. 1967 Topps Hank Aaron

1967 Topps Baseball cards where the best

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that's because the Cubs have never been anything more than a series of faces... not an actual team.

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You nailed it man! '67 is the greatest looking set they ever did. Pictures actually look like good photographs. Backs are very easy to read and have an unusual vertical layout (only complaint is they have to sacrifice some stat columns to fit). I've been working on this set for about 5 years now and I'm about halfway there (Ex/NM to M). The Gibson is another amazing looking card. Always loved the Mays card. Cepeda, great looking MVP year card. Of course the Ryan and Koufax aren't really part of the '67 set. It's too bad Koufax didn't have a final card with his complete statistics. Curse Topps for that.

I just recently decided that I'm going to start collecting cards that have been written on and defaced by kids. Preferably, mustaches, buck teeth or possibly eye patches. With the prices of some of these older cards, it may be the only way for me to go. I'd love to get my hands on one of these.

Agree -- the 1967 Topps are outstanding.

I'm also partial to the 1969 set, as well.

The '69 set would be great by itself but was somewhat of a disappointment after being sort of similar to the '68 set. They even used the same pictures for some cards. I definitely think the '69 set was an improvement, however.

Yeah, I noticed the recycling too, Richie.

Still, I disliked the '68 set for that burlap bag look
(a huge letdown after the glory of 1967) and avidly
collected the '69's instead.

I noticed most of the pictures taken were spring training shots. second most where at Either Shea or Yankee Stadium when a team visited NY

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I collected cards when I was boy in the early 90s. I have an apple box full of Donruss cards that my grandchildren will have to pay someone to take. Seriously, I bet the recycling guy wouldn't even take them. They brought me a ton of joy when I was 9 and 10 years old though.

Some of the Diamond Kings series are delightfully creepy.

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Topps being lazy again. 1970 Rich Allen and 1972 Rich Allen. I could possibly understand it if Topps recycled a picture of Phil Gagliano or someone but Dick Allen? Hank Aaron? Ridiculous. Apparently, if Allen was traded to any team that wore red, this picture (as a Phllie) was the one to use. And where did the name "Rich" come from?