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Added Another Slabbed 1970 Topps Cello with a HOFer

70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭✭
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Very excited for my latest arrival:

This one joins some other notables I've been lucky enough to acquire over the years:






Dave

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  • johfrjohfr Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    Those are some amazing packs!

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,338 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @70ToppsFanatic said:
    Very excited for my latest arrival:

    This one joins some other notables I've been lucky enough to acquire over the years:




    hey 70ToppsFanatic,
    That's some serious Cell-O's you have...Oh yeah... :)

  • balco758balco758 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ah, the Munson pack!!!
    Awesome.

  • JBrulesJBrules Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow!!! Very Nice.

  • BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That Mays...

    Awesome.

  • IronwillIronwill Posts: 31 ✭✭

    Wow. Some real gems there.

  • IronwillIronwill Posts: 31 ✭✭

    Centering on the Mays is awesome. What a pack.

  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW!

    Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those are some GIANT packs!!! thank you for sharing

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • JakeR2234JakeR2234 Posts: 236 ✭✭✭

    Holy moly! Congrats!

    PC Walter Payton - Bear Down!

  • 72Collector72Collector Posts: 72 ✭✭
    edited October 6, 2022 6:45AM

    And they say money can't buy happiness. Beautiful packs!

  • olb31olb31 Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for sharing. Sweet!!

    Work hard and you will succeed!!
  • secretstashsecretstash Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 6, 2022 7:46AM

    The 1970 Topps cello pack is the most notorious for the collation having duplicates and triplicates! Congrats on those amazing packs!

  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,949 ✭✭✭✭

    Love that Munson... he's buried in my home town and I just recently visited his tombstone. It's pretty impressive.

  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Holy Smokes!!! Those are beautiful!

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    SWEET!

    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • magellanmagellan Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭

    Mighty nice packs ! Love the Banks, Mays & Clemente.

    Topps Heritage

    Now collecting:
    Topps Heritage

    1957 Topps BB Ex+-NM
    All Yaz Items 7+
    Various Red Sox
    Did I leave anything out?
  • Baez578Baez578 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭

    Amazing collection!

  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    SWEET!

    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • CollectorsAtticCollectorsAttic Posts: 4 ✭

    Beautiful. Congrats on adding the Clemente!

  • 70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭✭

    @secretstash The collation on 1970 Topps cello packs is well understood and therefore predictable with a very high degree of accuracy.

    These packs are supposed to consist of 33 cards, although Topps quality control methods in those days were not overly reliable and it isn't unheard of to find 1 extra or missing card in these packs.

    Topps produced the cards in full sheets of 264 cards and then cut these sheet in half. This resulted in two 132-card "half sheets"; one bring the left half and the other being the right half.

    1970 cellos usually contain 3 groups if 11 cards. Group 1 consists of 11 cards from the left half sheet. Group 2 consists of 11 cards from the right half sheet. Group 3 consists of 11 cards where 5 com from one of the half sheets and 6 come from the other half sheet.

    It is from Group 3 that the possibility of duplication comes from.

    The collation sequence of the two 11-card groups that come from a single half sheet is highly predictable. The mixed half sheet grouping also follows a pattern, but it's tougher to discern.



    Dave
  • NJ80sBBCNJ80sBBC Posts: 744 ✭✭✭✭

    Those packs are incredible. You must be thrilled to look at them all in a run like that. Did you pick up the less recent ones at bargain prices compared to their current value?

    John

    Conundrum - Loving my unopened baseball card collection....but really like ripping too
  • pab1969pab1969 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats. Love the Munson.

  • flatfoot816flatfoot816 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭

    hi Dave--hope that you are well and still loving the hobby

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