tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post5467436917205311578..comments2022-06-08T00:21:39.991-04:00Comments on 1968 Topps Baseball: Ed Charles (#563)Jim from Downingtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-54493430683826986682009-10-12T08:28:41.750-04:002009-10-12T08:28:41.750-04:00Prior to about 1974, Topps printed and sold the ca...Prior to about 1974, Topps printed and sold the cards in 7 different series (1 per month from March to September). This is card #563, so it was printed after the season started, and not sold until August or September. Some of these late-season cards have current notes about in-season trades, demotions, etc (for example, Jim Piersall in my 1967 blog).Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514426675566670499.post-18578462398955193522009-10-12T07:50:29.525-04:002009-10-12T07:50:29.525-04:00Now this is interesting. Topps had to have printed...Now this is interesting. Topps had to have printed this card sometime after April 17, 1968... because Koosman's consecutive shutouts were April 11th & 17th. So now I'm really really curious... <strong>are there any '68 Ed Charles cards with a different trivia question on the back?</strong> <br /><br />I've always thought that Topps started selling sets before the season began, but either Charles wasn't sold before Apr 18 or he had a different trivia question on his card early on.Devon's First Cardshttp://cards.devonyoung.com/noreply@blogger.com