Man, these cards are uggggggg-leeeee

April 26, 2013

Some people are nostalgic for the old days. Boomers might think the 1950s and 1960s were the best of times (despite social unrest, Jim Crow laws, fewer rights for women, worse health care, etc.). Their parents might think it was the simple more innocent time of the 30s and 40s. I know I long for a time when Topps was the only card company in town.

Evidently, some folks over there think it would be great idea to used the 1964 model for their 2013 Heritage set.

 

1964

2013

It’s a nice nod to the past, but Topps also seems to go out of their way to recreate the photographic style of the day judging by the cards in the pack I bought: fuzzy; head shots or posed shots; extreme close-ups. a real step back from the high-def action shots currently favored.

The backs are a hard-to-read orange/yellow design, but once nice feature is the quiz with its scratch-off answer. Of course, in an era when one wants the card to remain pristine for its collectors value, scratching the card would be counterintuitive.

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