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Brand name printed on the merchandise in the 1960s
Despite a brief attempt by Fleer to sign baseball players in 1963, Topps continued its reign as the only major baseball card manufacturer in the United States. On the other hand, Football had more than one professional league in operation, allowing for competing companies to co-exist by producing a major national set for each league. Topps was able to produce National Football League sets from 1960 to 1963 while Fleer issued American Football League sets. Topps then began producing AFL sets from 1964 to 1967 while Philadelphia Gum issued NFL sets. Before the end of the decade Topps revived their basketball issue after a ten-year hiatus. The following is a list with brief descriptions of Topps sports card products for the 1960s. All cards listed are standard size(2½ × 3½inches). Exceptions are noted.
Topps also maintained a presence in the foreign card market which began near the end of the 1950s by issuing baseball cards in Venezuela from 1959 to 1968. Topps also maintained licensing agreements with A&BC Chewing Gum in England and O-Pee-Chee in Canada. A&BC Chewing produced an annual (soccer) football set featuring marks and designed featured in Topps baseball and (American) football sets. While hockey cards were produced by Topps up until 1960-61, they were produced and distributed by O-Pee-Chee from 1961-62 onwards (under the Topps license). After a 1967 Topps Test set, the annual hockey series was produced in both Canada (O-Pee-Chee) and USA (Topps) from 1968-69 onwards.
The annual Topps/O-Pee-Chee Canadian football series was printed in USA from 1958 to 1960, then printed in Canada from 1961 to 1965 and 1968 to 1972. That series featured players from the Canadian Football League. Also in the 1960s, O-Pee-Chee produced a baseball series that mimicked Topps baseball (but was printed in Canada) from 1965 onwards.
From 1965 onwards, the Canadian gum company O-Pee-Chee produced licensed sets basically identical to the Topps set of the same year. The primary difference with the O-Pee-Chee sets is the 'Printed in Canada' statement on the reverse. The copyright line shows T.C.G, and did so until 1972 when it changed to O.P.C. The 1969 O-Pee-Chee set included the company's logo on the reverse and used a magenta ink as opposed to the pink ink on the Topps cards.
During the 1960s, Topps produced Venezuelan sets only in even-numbered years except for 1967. The 1967 Venezuelan set is unique among these in that it features Venezuelan league players along with retired U.S. players in addition to the base set cards.
Year
Set
Quantity
Size(in.)
Notes
1960
Topps Venezuelan
198
2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
1962
Topps Venezuelan
198
2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
1964
Topps Venezuelan
370
2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
1966
Topps Venezuelan
370
2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
1967
Topps Venezuelan
338
2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
1968
Topps Venezuelan
370
2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
Football
1960
Base set 132 cards (NFL) Size: 2.5 × 3.5in (6.4 × 8.9cm)
All basketball sets here are of NBA players. 1968-69 Topps Test This test set has 22 cards with black-and-white photos. The player's name and team are at the bottom of the card. The numbered backs are oriented horizontally and combine to form a picture of Wilt Chamberlain. Size: 2.5 × 3.5in. (6.4 × 8.9cm)
1969-70 Topps This 99 card set issued in 10-card packs was Topps' first major basketball set since 1957. The cards are oversize with player photos in an oval frame. The white borders display sketches of basketball scenes with the player's name and position at the top and team at the bottom. The backs offered career statistics and biographical data along with a small cartoon in the shape of a basketball falling through a hoop. Size: 2.5 × 411⁄16in. (6.4 × 11.9cm)
1969-70 Topps Rulers This 23-poster set was issued as an insert in the regular wax packs. The 'rulers' depict a player in a cartoon style drawing next to a vertical ruler which indicates the player's height. The player's name and team are also displayed in a bubble on the front. Size: 2.5 × 97⁄8in. (6.4 × 25.1cm)
Ice hockey
During the 1960s, Topps and O-Pee-Chee continued their working relationship to produce National Hockey League cards for the Canadian market. In the early 1960s, the O-Pee-Chee sets featured some, but not all of the teams (Topps/O-Pee-Chee held rights for the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, and New York Rangers; Parkhurst held rights for Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Toronto Maple Leafs). After Parkhurst stopped producing hockey cards in 1964 (to focus on the company's other endeavors), Topps/O-Pee-Chee held the rights for all the NHL teams.
Starting in 1961-62, the Topps/O-Pee-Chee cards were printed in Canada. In 1967, Topps produced a test set for the U.S. marketplace (a unique set that featured the 1966-67 design). Then in 1967-68, the Topps/O-Pee-Chee set was the last to feature just six NHL teams and marketed specifically for the Canadian marketplace.
Starting in 1968-69, Topps and O-Pee-Chee created different sets for their respective markets. The designs for the two sets were similar.
1960-61
Base set 66 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
Stamps (52) Insert set
1961-62
Base set 66 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
1962-63
Base set 66 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
Hockey Bucks (24) Insert set Size: 41⁄16 × 111⁄16inches
1963-64
Base set 66 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
1964-65
Base set 110 cards Size: 21⁄2 × 411⁄16inches
1965-66
Base set 128 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
1966-67
Base set 132 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
USA Test set 66 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
1967-68
Base set 132 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
1968-69
Base set 132 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
1969-70
Base set 132 cards Size: 2.5 × 3.5inches
Non-sport
1960
Funny Valentines 'A' (66) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Presidents of the United States (33) Size: 2-11/16 × 2¾inches Popeye Tattoos (#) Size: 1-9/16 × 3½inches
Beatles Black & White (165) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Beatles Color (64) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Beatles Diary (60) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Beatles Movie 'A Hard Days Night' (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Beatles Plaks (55) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Johnson vs. Goldwater (66) Size: 2½ × 3½inches John F. Kennedy (77) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Military Emblems (24) Nutty Awards (32) Size: 3⅛ × 5¼inches Outer Limits (50) Size: 2½ × 3½inches
1965
Battle (66) Size: 2 × 3-5/16inches
Standard Emblems (24)
Daniel Boone (~55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Flash Gordon (24) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Flying Things (~48) Size: irregular Gilligan's Island (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Hot Rods (66) Size: 2½ × 3½inches King Kong (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Kookie Plaks (88) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Mighty Mouse and His Pals Tattoos (#) Size: 1⅝ × 3½inches Mod Generation Stickers (55) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Monster Greeting Cards (50) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Presidents and Famous Americans (44) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Push-Pull (36) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Rat Fink Greeting Cards (40) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Silly Stickers (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Soupy Sales (66) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Tom and Jerry Tattoos (#) Size: 1⅝ × 3½inches Ugly Stickers (164) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Wise Guy Buttons (24) Size: 2" diameter
1966
Batman (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Batman A (44) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Batman B (44) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Batman-Riddler Back (38) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Batman Color Photos (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Comic Book Foldees (44) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Comic Book Foldees Large (43) Size: 3¼ × 6inches Flipper (30) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Flipper's Magic Fish (10) Size: irregular Fold-A-Roos (24) Size: 2½ × 4-11/16inches Frankenstein Stickers (44) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Funny Rings (24) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Get Smart (66)
Secret Agent Kit (16)
Green Hornet Stickers (44) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Insult Post Cards (32) Size: 3⅛ × 5¼inches Lost In Space (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Make Your Own Name (33) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Man From U.N.C.L.E. (55) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Marvel Flyers (12) Size: irregular Monster Laffs (66) Size: 2½ × 3½inches Rat Patrol (66) Size: 2½ × 3½inches
A trading card is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing and a short description of the picture, along with other text. There is a wide variation of different types of cards. Modern cards even go as far as to include swatches of game-worn memorabilia, autographs, and even DNA hair samples of their subjects.
A baseball card is a type of trading card relating to baseball, usually printed on cardboard, silk, or plastic. In the 1950's they came with a stick of gum and a limited number of cards. These cards feature one or more baseball players, teams, stadiums, or celebrities. Baseball cards are most often found in the U.S. mainland but are also common in Puerto Rico or countries such as Canada, Cuba and Japan, where top-level leagues are present with a substantial fan base to support them. Some notable baseball card producing companies include Topps, Upper Deck Company, and Panini Group. Previous manufacturers include Fleer, Bowman, and Donruss. Baseball card production peaked in the late 1980s and many collectors left the hobby disenchanted after the 1994-95 MLB strike. However, baseball cards are still one of the most influential collectibles of all time. A T206 Honus Wagner was sold for $2.8 million in 2007.
The O-Pee-Chee Company, Ltd. was a Canadian confectionery company founded in 1911 that produced candy until the mid-1990s. Based in London, Ontario, the company produced its first trading card sets in the 1930s, releasing several collections of baseball, gridiron football and ice hockey cards until the company was sold to Nestlé in 1996.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1980. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1981. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1982. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1983. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1984. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1985. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1986. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1987. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1988. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1989. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1990. All sets listed are standard size unless noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1991. All cards listed are standard size. Exceptions are noted.
The company Topps joined the sports cards market in the 1950s becoming a rival to Bowman. After competing with each other for five years Topps bought out Bowman in 1956. Competition still remained however, in the form of Parkhurst hockey cards. Topps produced cards of the United States-based National Hockey League teams while Parkhurst covered the Canadian teams. Topps had produced multi-sport photo cards prior to 1950, namely the 1948 Topps Magic Photos but each set was very small and not considered a major set. This trend was consistent with their first baseball and college football issues: the 1950 Feltbacks resembled college pennants; 1951 Magic football included a scratch-off game on the reverse; Red/Blue Backs intended to be a card game; Connie Mack/Current All-Stars are foldable stand-ups. It was in 1952 that Topps released their first truly major card set. In the autumn of 1951, Woody Gelman and Sy Berger, then a 28-year-old veteran of World War II, designed the 1952 Topps baseball card set on the kitchen table of Berger's apartment on Alabama Avenue in Brooklyn. The 1957 Topps set featured dimensions of 2½ by 3½ inches which has become known as the standard card size. Below is a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for the 1950s.
The 1970s saw Topps go largely uncontested in the sports card market. The decade featured full runs of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Aside from issues like Kellogg's cereal premiums which ran throughout the 70s there was not much in the way of major national card manufacturers to compete with. Topps maintained its license agreement with O-Pee-Chee in baseball and hockey. The company would have significantly more ground to cover given the growth of the professional sports leagues during the decade. Major League Baseball added four new teams in 1969 and two in 1977; the National Football League added two teams in 1976; the National Basketball Association gained three in 1970, one in 1974, and the American Basketball Association picked up one in 1972; the National Hockey League acquired two teams in each of 1970, 1972, and 1974. Soccer also made the Topps roster in the 70s, producing English and Scottish 'Footballers' for distribution in the United Kingdom. Domestic soccer was not to be forgotten with a North American Soccer League sticker set in 1979. The following are trading card sets issued by Topps in the 1970s. All cards listed are standard size. Exceptions are noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1992. All cards listed are standard size. Exceptions are noted.
This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1993. All cards listed are standard size. Exceptions are noted.
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