Are there only 6 variation cards in the 1972 Topps set? Is the set complete without them?

NeilDowney

Hi, This is a recap of a post that I wrote for a different thread. I am one of those collectors that believes that I need all of the variations to be complete. Like 787 cards is not enough. I am only aware of six cards in the 1972 Topps set that fit this description. If there is another one, please let me know so I can go nuts trying to get that one too. We are all aware of the four Cubs cards that have "green under the letters". They are #18 Juan Pizarro, #29 Bill Bonham, #45 Glenn Beckert and #117 Cleo James. The other two are a bit less known to most collectors and even to some of my fellow 1972 Topps collectors. They are checklist #3 card #251. This card appeared in two different versions. The first release was in a small print or "SP" version. This version is the more rare of the two. All of the checklists have the names of the players in a format that takes up all of the available space. In the "SP" version, the names are in a format that is smaller and takes up less space then is available. The second or corrected version was fixed and is much more common. The second is Checklist #6 card #604. For this card, the variation surrounds the placement of the copyright on the back of the card. In this case the first version had the copyright on the right hand side of the card back. This version is the more rare of the two. The second or corrected version has the copyright on the left. This version is the more common version. I hope that this information helps those who are interested. Neil

FB

Neil,

The Pop Report is showing a "large" and "small" print version for the 5th Series Checklist as well - #478. Currently shows a Pop of 1.

But, given that "Yellow" and "Green" often get confused on labels I don't know whether or not this is a real variation or not.