When I was fairly new to card collecting, I found this 1972 Topps Tony Perez taped to the top of a box at the card store I frequented at the time. I remember thinking that the card seemed so old to me because at the time I owned almost exclusively modern cards (for reference, I really started collecting in the 2010s). Since then I've added plenty of cards older than this one to my collection, but this was the oldest in my collection at the time.
It had been beaten up pretty badly, as you can see. When I first removed it from the tape, the middle of the card was so creased I was in danger of accidentally folding it in half. It could probably tear in half easily as well, but I'm not about to try it.
I had this card in my possession for a long time, but eventually misplaced it a little while ago. This was a bit frustrating because of the sentimental value it held for me. I just recently found it in its top loader, in a plastic box hiding in a drawer. Thankfully, it wasn't any more damaged than it was when it first came to me.
1972 Topps was a pretty solid design. I like the little bits of trivia one can find if he looks on the back of a baseball card; though I have a very bad history when it comes to getting the answers right.
The 1972 OPC card of Tony Perez is almost identical to this one. Here's a comparison (images courtesy of TCDB):
Well, that's all I got for today. Thanks for checking out the blog, have a great week, and happy collecting!
The 72' set is a tough one when it comes to completing with the high numbers way out there. I am far from it with 45 more to go.
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