1969-70 O-Pee-Chee

The 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee set contained 231 standard-size cards issued in two series of 132 and 99. The cards were issued in ten-cent wax packs. Bilingual backs contain 1968-69 and career statistics, a short biography and a cartoon-illustrated fact about the player. The cards were printed in Canada with the Topps Gum Company copyright appearing on the reverse. Many player poses in this set were different from the corresponding player poses of the Topps s… [Read More]

The 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee set contained 231 standard-size cards issued in two series of 132 and 99. The cards were issued in ten-cent wax packs. Bilingual backs contain 1968-69 and career statistics, a short biography and a cartoon-illustrated fact about the player. The cards were printed in Canada with the Topps Gum Company copyright appearing on the reverse. Many player poses in this set were different from the corresponding player poses of the Topps set of this year. Card 193, Gordie Howe "Mr. Hockey" existed with or without the card number. Stamps inserted in wax packs could be placed on the back of the corresponding player's regular-issue cards in a space provided. A card with a stamp on the back was considered to be of less value than one without the stamp. Rookie Cards include Tony Esposito and Serge Savard. [Collapse]