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1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Specs
Year: 1971
Title: Jack in the Box California Angels
Size: 4’’ x 2-1/2″
Number in Set: 10
1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Overview
Not a lot is known about this 10-card set. The horizontal cards, printed on a manilla/tan paper stock with black ink, feature a player portrait on the left with the player’s name, team, position, and Jack in the Box logo on the right side. They look a lot like business cards.
The cards are unnumbered, and the backs are blank.
However, unlike the legitimate 1969 Jack in the Box California Angels set, this one is believed to be an unauthorized collector’s issue lacking an official connection to the team or fast food chain. Collector’s issues were usually sold as a set within shops or via mail order. If you have any more insight into this set, please e-mail me. I heard they may have been a product of the photographer.
1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Examples and Sales
If you like graded cards, PSA has slabbed 62 cards across the set, with Fregosi having the most, with 10. And SGC has graded a total of 11 cards.
You should be able to pick up a raw set for under $100 with a bit of patience; Clean Sweep Auctions sold one for $105 in April 2023.

Also, a seller on eBay has a listing for nine cards (missing Conligiaro), as of October 2025, priced at $99 or individual cards for $15 each.

While a handful of 1971 Jack in the Box California Angels graded cards are available on eBay with high asking prices (>$100), historical sales are more muted, Here are a few examples of individual graded-card sales from the set:
- 1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Tony Conligiaro BVG 7: $175 in December 2024
- 1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Andy Messersmith PSA 6.5: $23 in June 2023
- 1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Jim Spencer SGC 8: $21.60 in June 2025
- 1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Ken Berry SGC 7: $15 in February 2022
1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Key Card
The set’s key card belongs to Tony Conligiaro.

1971 Jack in the Box California Angels Checklist
Sandy Alomar
Ken Berry
Tony Conigliaro
Jim Fregosi
Alex Johnson
Rudy May
Andy Messersmith
Lefty Phillips
Jim Spencer
Clyde Wright