I have included this link
http://www.toppsmexican.com/
about this set and the "dirty dozen", one of them is the former Jets CB Rich Sowells a 1971 Jets 12th rd pick who played for the Jets between 1971 & 1976. Topps gave him a 1977 card, it's an RC in the U.S. and Mexican sets.
Today has been a great day, I have only wanted 1 card to complete my 1977 Topps Mexican set, today #488 Rich Sowells arrived.
This week on ebay, a BuyItNow appeared with the Sowells and 4 other Mexican Jets cards, the auction was there for 2 hours before I saw it, and closed with 2 mins when I realised what was available. It has taken me 7 years to bring these 18 cards together.
The 1977 Topps Mexican set is a hard set to put together, also for a Jets collector, it is also a hard teamset to put together due to the "dirty dozen" card #488 Rich Sowells, a probable corner card from the printed uncut sheet. The "dirty dozen" refer to the 12 hardest cards to get, they are probably border or corner cards, the link talks of those cards being damaged or poorly printed and being destroyed before collation which created a rarity for those particular cards.
The 528 Topps Mexican cards use identical pictures to the 528 Topps U.S. release but the text is in Spanish. Needless to say this one year experiment flopped as the cards sold poorly, the wrong sport to push in Mexico.
The link above talks of collation errors, the cards were in 2 or 4 card packs, the folded waxed paper wrapper frequently damaged the last card in the pack with wax stains on the back of that card. The 2 card pack had a flavored piece of gum which commonly stained the top card. Effectively both cards were ruined in a 2 card pack if they were not opened promptly after collating.
Below is my 1977 Topps Mexican New York Jets teamset, complete with the team checklist. Some of in better condition than others, the Sowells is in the worst condition, it is not known how many of this card survived but if one can be bought, buy now, try to upgrade later.
Enjoy
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets
http://www.toppsmexican.com/
about this set and the "dirty dozen", one of them is the former Jets CB Rich Sowells a 1971 Jets 12th rd pick who played for the Jets between 1971 & 1976. Topps gave him a 1977 card, it's an RC in the U.S. and Mexican sets.
Today has been a great day, I have only wanted 1 card to complete my 1977 Topps Mexican set, today #488 Rich Sowells arrived.
This week on ebay, a BuyItNow appeared with the Sowells and 4 other Mexican Jets cards, the auction was there for 2 hours before I saw it, and closed with 2 mins when I realised what was available. It has taken me 7 years to bring these 18 cards together.
The 1977 Topps Mexican set is a hard set to put together, also for a Jets collector, it is also a hard teamset to put together due to the "dirty dozen" card #488 Rich Sowells, a probable corner card from the printed uncut sheet. The "dirty dozen" refer to the 12 hardest cards to get, they are probably border or corner cards, the link talks of those cards being damaged or poorly printed and being destroyed before collation which created a rarity for those particular cards.
The 528 Topps Mexican cards use identical pictures to the 528 Topps U.S. release but the text is in Spanish. Needless to say this one year experiment flopped as the cards sold poorly, the wrong sport to push in Mexico.
The link above talks of collation errors, the cards were in 2 or 4 card packs, the folded waxed paper wrapper frequently damaged the last card in the pack with wax stains on the back of that card. The 2 card pack had a flavored piece of gum which commonly stained the top card. Effectively both cards were ruined in a 2 card pack if they were not opened promptly after collating.
Below is my 1977 Topps Mexican New York Jets teamset, complete with the team checklist. Some of in better condition than others, the Sowells is in the worst condition, it is not known how many of this card survived but if one can be bought, buy now, try to upgrade later.
Enjoy
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets