tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post2664510396394065164..comments2024-03-24T16:08:17.795-04:00Comments on The Topps Archives: What In The Wide World Of Sports Is Going On Here?toppcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698182920578539949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post-57470806583928285492023-04-16T09:34:27.531-04:002023-04-16T09:34:27.531-04:00That is the central mystery in a nutshell. Not sur...That is the central mystery in a nutshell. Not sure about mixed series proofs though but worth exploring to see if they did this with some other early sets. 1954 Baseball comes to mind but the series printing there may have been planned differently.toppcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698182920578539949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post-269504483723849382023-04-16T00:19:51.051-04:002023-04-16T00:19:51.051-04:00Surviving sheet fragments failed to reach the pack...Surviving sheet fragments failed to reach the packing stage, so I see a partial sheet crossing two series as less of an issue than if we found _packs in a surviving box_ with mixed series contents. (Your ending comments captured a similar sentiment.)<br /><br />Smaller pieces like this 10-card panel could be printed on their own as proofs, marketing samples, or even as a concept that was later scrapped. Perhaps they considered overlapping series releases earlier that year and then changed plans?Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.com