blank back cards

artimus

i found several blank back cards in a couple boxes of cards i bought...1978 topps mlb.......rowland office.....scott mcgregor....and don kirkwood........i also have a topps al oliver blank back card.......i dont know what year it is though.....can anyone tell me anything about these cards?....thanks in advance

mikeschmidt

<< <i>i found several blank back cards in a couple boxes of cards i bought...1978 topps mlb.......rowland office.....scott mcgregor....and don kirkwood........i also have a topps al oliver blank back card.......i dont know what year it is though.....can anyone tell me anything about these cards?....thanks in advance >>



Print freaks. Sometimes cards slipped through Topps quality control review, and quite simply some cards were let out of the factory as blank backs [or blank fronts, etc]. Their value is relatively limited. Sometimes player collectors of stars will place a value on them - but not for the names you have mentioned above.

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1989FleerBillRipkencollector

....or for Bill Ripken.


They seem to be more common in 1987-1989

bishop

If you happen to come across a 67 blank back Maris in a Yankee uniform or a 77 blank back Jackson in an Orioles uniform, hold onto those.

I agee with Marc that blank back errors ( regular edition cards misprinted in production) have minimal value, however blank back proofs can have more significant value, as indicated by the two above mentioned cards, the 3 famous 1960 proofs ( Hadley/Cimoli/Thronberry....maybe). There are is also the blank back 1984 Topps Encased set of blank back cards which sell at a pretty good premium as well.

artimus

thanks for the replies....i didnt figure they were valuable.....but they are kinda cool....if anyone collects these particular types of cards.....let me know.....

bishop

If you do an ebay search for "blank back" or "error" cards you can usually find several listed at any given time