(You ever have a post ready to go and you just don't feel like doing THAT post? This happens to me all the time. I probably shouldn't be admitting to that right here, right now. It's like announcing that the dinner that you've just put in front of someone is leftovers. But, whatever, I like this post, too. It's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 226th in a series): As mentioned in the comments on the previous post , I am quite familiar with the uncut sheet of checklists that were available to collectors in 1975. That year, my brother and I, purchasing our first cards, cobbled together 40 cents and a Topps wrapper and mailed it off to the Long Island town of Westbury, N.Y., just like the directions said. The directions were on the back of any team checklist card you pulled from a pack of 1975 Topps. There in brazen pink, Topps announced GET ALL 24 TEAM CHECKLIST CARDS. Well that certainly got my attention. I was buying a couple of packs maybe ...
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