Any Fleer World Series (Laughlin) Experts?

yankeeno7

So I snatched up a #68 1970 World Series Orioles vs Reds for only 3.00. It seems quite impossible to tell from the pop reports if this is one of the tougher ones that was released after the original set. Did I just buy a "common" or did I get lucky and grab up one of the tougher ones? It seems to me, as explained on this site, that this card was "supposed" to have been the last card of the set but still unclear if it was released with the original run or part of the so called update set...
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Here is the card I snagged...

bking

Gotta see the back to know for sure.

yankeeno7

What's the deal with the back to be sure? It should be black/white, right? Not blue...and this isnt the 1980 reproduction sticker.

bking

<< <i>What's the deal with the back to be sure? It should be black/white, right? Not blue...and this isnt the 1980 reproduction sticker. >>



Right, but the updates are printed on a more "white" card stock IIRC. The card stock is also better on the 1970/1971 sets than it is on the updates. Again, IIRC

yankeeno7

Thanks bking

So the question remains, is this 1970 WS as tough as the 1971-1977? (assuming this card is the real deal)

bishop

No. I have a set of the blue and gray backs. The harder to find extension gray cards involve the 1971 to 1977 Series, cards 69 to 75 . The gray backs seem to have been issued initially in 1971 and included cards through the 1970 Series