1970s O-Pee-Chee

In the 1970s, O-Pee-Chee produced a licensed version of the American Topps sets throughout the decade.

The Canadian printed O-Pee-Chee cards tended to be printed on lighter grey cardstock and often included traded lines on the front of the cards. In 1972, due to Canadian law, the cards were modified to include both French and English text in which case T.C.G was replaced by O.P.C. in the copyright line. The 1971 set featured some card backs that were different than their Topps counterpart; while in 1977 different photos were used on some of the cards. Other variations include yellow backs in 1971 and 1974 rather than green used by Topps. From 1973 until 1975, the amount of cards in both the Topps and O-Pee-Chee sets were identical in size.

Baseball

Year

Set

Set Type

Description

Cards in Set

Size

Image

1970

Base Set

Base

546

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1971

Base Set

Base

752

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1972

Base Set

Base

525

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1973

Base Set

Base

660

2.5 x 3.5 inches

Blue Team Checklists

Insert

24

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1974

Base Set

Base

660

2.5 x 3.5 inches

Red Team Checklists

Insert

24

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1975

Base Set

Base

660

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1976

Base Set

Base

660

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1977

Base Set

Base

264

2.5 x 3.5 inches

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1978

Base Set

Base

242

2.5 x 3.5 inches

1979

Base Set

Base

264

2.5 x 3.5 inches

Football

Standard size is 2-1/2 X 3-1/2 in.

  • 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL 115 cards standard size similar to 1969 Topps NFL
  • 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL Push-Out Inserts 16 cards standard size
  • 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL 132 cards standard size
  • 1971 O-Pee-Chee CFL Poster Inserts 16 cards Size:5X7
  • 1972 O-Pee-Chee CFL 132 cards standard size
  • 1972 O-Pee-Chee CFL Trio Sticker Inserts 24 cards

References

  • Beckett, Dr. James et al. (2002). "Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide". Beckett Publications-Dallas, Texas ISBN 1-930692-17-X