Doug is Backward, Too
July 19th, 2009 | Published in error cards, Football Card Trivia | 1 Comment
In a post last month I showed that the image on Bill Wade’s 1960 Topps card is reversed. Looking at my Beckett’s catalog this week, I found that the image on Doug Atkins’s 1960 Topps card is reversed as well. It’s not obvious when you look at that card by itself, but it is when you put it alongside his 1961 Fleer card. It’s funny how you can look at a card a hundred times and not notice an error like this.
I did a little ‘net search to look for bits of trivia about Atkins, and I found that he has an official site. The quotes by John Unitas and Jim Parker are worth a look.
- Search Nearmint’s Football Cards for: Doug Atkins, 1960 Topps, 1961 Fleer
- Search eBay for: Doug Atkins, 1960 Topps, 1961 Fleer
September 4th, 2009 at 2:29 PM (#)
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