In my review of the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention, I mentioned that my favorite uncut sheet on display was a 1974 Topps Deckle Edge uncut sheet that sold for north of $10k. But a close second was a 1975 Topps Baseball sheet I had never seen in person before. The colors really pop, and this particular example featured two of the set’s biggest rookie cards: George Brett and Robin Yount.
The seller had an asking price of $8,000. While the framing is certainly worth something, that number felt a bit high for this single, and not particularly rare, sheet — and historical sales data seems to back that up (interestingly, all the sales above the trend line are from Heritage vice REA/Collect Auctions.
But beyond the eye appeal, uncut sheets like this are important for another reason: they’re a key tool for understanding rack pack and cello pack collation. Flip this one over, and you’ll notice a small detail — a single asterisk printed on the bottom of every card, next to the copyright line.
For 1975 Topps, there are three single-asterisk sheets and two double-asterisk sheets, and knowing the differences is crucial for unopened pack collectors. I’ve covered what those markings mean for cello packs in the 22nd Unopened Market Report, and for rack packs in 1st UMR.
In short, the 1975 Topps Baseball uncut sheet is more than just a beautiful piece of hobby history to display; it’s also a blueprint for how the product was originally packaged and sold.
Happy collecting!
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P.S. Here’s a nice example from REA.
Never seen one of these 75T uncut sheets. Love all of the different colors. Toss in Robin and George and you have such a cool piece of memorabilia.