Anyone know the story on 1969 Topps Supers?

mojorob

Just wondering if anyone knew the story on Topps 1969 Baseball Supers?

Does anyone EVER remember seeing these back in 1969?

Apparently it was a test issue, but does anyone ever remember being tested?

They seem to be around now, and are quite expensive.
Was there a large accumalation of them uncovered at one time, as the majority that have surfaced all
seem to be in High Grade.

Anyone out there know anything at all on them?
Thanks!

fiveniner

The 69 Topps Super were very scarce and were not as large as the Super Cards of the following years 70,71.Personally I have only seen a few around.I have to believe by their scarcity that they were only released in a very few select areas of the country.

WinPitcher

1969 Super Baseball (66)

R-414-UNC

About twenty years before they issued the Stadium Club cards, Topps put out their first "premium quality" set. These 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" cards feature rounded corners, beautiful full bleed fronts and a facsimile autograph. Backs somewhat resemble the 1969 Deckles. Issued in three card cello packs, these are in high demand and command correspondingly high prices. A fire reportedly destroyed a large cache of these in the 1970's, further tightening the supply of what was already a limited production issue.


Reprinted.

CLIK


Steve

rose14com

As others have pointed out to me, with the rounded corners, these generally get some high grades. It almost seems as if it's harder to find one grading a mid grade rather than an 8 or 9. I managed to pick one up of Rose from a gentleman selling a ton of them graded PSA 9, several years ago. They are some nice looking cards (well, Rose has some kind of idiotic pose, but the rest are really nice looking).

mikeschmidt

It's not just the corners. You can't really tell off-centering except if another card is shown, and since most of the cards were sold through a distributor in set form in the 1970s - it's not as if it was a bunch of kids putting rubber bands around these things.