I wrote about the Golden Era of Topps Baseball Checklists to kick off a new series of posts defining checklists groups or eras. This post is about a group of four checklists called the “Retro Classics”; the 1967 Topps Hockey and 1967 Topps Football checklists.
The 1967 Topps Hockey and Football checklists elicit a similar feeling when I look at them. To me, despite me not having been born yet, they feel like they came out of the late 60s. The color and font choices match the changing American culture at the time. New ideas, rebellious thoughts, and wild trends were going mainstream. Bold color palettes were a common design choice at the time with lots of neons. Contrasting colors and themes that popped were also popular. It’s a bummer we didn’t get a tie-dye-inspired card, but the 1967 Topps hockey and football design choices demonstrate a sense of fun that was common at the time.
Here are a few more details about the Hockey and Football card populations and prices:
1967 Topps Hockey Checklists
The 1967 Topps Hockey Checklist card #66 has a total PSA-graded population of 155 with a single PSA 10, nine PSA 9, and 50 PSA 8 examples.
The last PSA 9 sale in PSA Card’s APR was for $748 back in July 2017. And the last PSA 8 sale was for $662 in July 2020, and PWCC’s Marketplace had a PSA 8 sale for $500 in September 2021.
The 1967 Topps Hockey Checklist card #120 has a total PSA-graded population of 163 with a single PSA 10, 13 PSA 9, and 47 PSA 8 examples.
The last PSA 9 sale in PSA Card’s APR was for $499 back in August 2020. But the last PSA 8 sale was made more recently when one sold for $865 in February 2022.
1967 Topps Football Checklists
The Football checklists are a little more common than their hockey counterparts.
The 1967 Topps Football Checklist card #59 has a total PSA-graded population of 230 without a single PSA 10, 21 PSA 9, and 87 PSA 8 examples.
The last PSA 9 sale in PSA Card’s APR was for $250 back in July 2020. And the last PSA 8 sale was for $184 in December 2021.
The 1967 Topps Football Checklist card #132 has a total PSA-graded population of 202 without a single PSA 10, 10 PSA 9, and 49 PSA 8 examples.
The last PSA 9 sale in PSA Card’s APR was for $479 in December 2020. But the last PSA 8 sold for $123 in November 2020.
When I started researching this series of articles, I debated including the 1971 Topps Hockey and 1972 Topps Basketball ABA checklists in this group, but I didn’t feel they were a perfect fit, so standby to see them in a future grouping. Happy collecting!