Number of Cards
598 cards in the 1962 Topps collection included 26 Cubs players and 4 variation.Size of Cards
The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½Basic Features
The 1962 Topps cards feature a unique wood-grain border. The entire set was reprinted and redistributed, ensuring that the photo inks were correctly balanced. During this reprinting process, all remaining images were slightly adjusted—some shifted to the left or right, while others were moved up or down—resulting in every card in the series being classified as an error card. In the final series (cards 523-598), there are 43 cards that were produced in smaller quantities, indicated as SP in the checklist below. Cards numbered 110 to 196 were initially printed and distributed with insufficient ink for the photographs, leading to the series being referred to as the "Green Tint" series, as the backgrounds of some cards display a green hue instead of the expected blue or brown. Additionally, all the images were somewhat blurry.The subsets for the 1962 Topps baseball cards are as follows:
- league leaders (51-60)
- Babe Ruth series (135-144)
- World Series highlights (232-237)
- In Action shots (311-319)
- All-Stars (466-475) The All-Star selections provided by Sport Magazine
- Rookie Prospects (591-598)
The set's entire second series (the 87 cards numbered 110 through 196) comes in two different variations, the regular issue and the tougher "green tint" version and a blue-sky background version
Green Tint Second Series Cubs Players:
- 119 Danny Murphy
- 170 Ron Santo
- 191 Jim Brewer
Key Rookies:
- 387 Lou Brock
- 461 Ken Hubbs
Other Rookies:
- 66 Cuno Barragan
- 89 Barney Schultz
- 309 Moe Morhardt
Short Prints:
- 546 Moe Thacker SP
- 552 Chicago Cubs Team SP
- 557 Bob Anderson SP
- 585 Glen Hobbie SP
Error cards:
- 66 Cuno Barragan UER: Name misspelled "Barragon"
- 458a Bob Buhl- VAR: M on cap
- 458b Bob Buhl - VAR: plain cap
1962 Topps Chicago Cubs Checklist
| Number | Player | |
| 25 | Ernie Banks | |
| 47 | Bob Will | |
| 66 | Cuno Barragan RC | |
| 89 | Barney Schultz RC | |
| 119 | Danny Murphy | |
| 119A | Danny Murphy/Green Tint | |
| 170 | Ron Santo | |
| 170A | Ron Santo/Green Tint | |
| 191 | Jim Brewer | |
| 191A | Jim Brewer/Green Tint | |
| 240 | George Altman | |
| 264 | Dick Ellsworth | |
| 274 | Sammy Taylor | |
| 288 | Billy Williams | |
| 309 | Moe Morhardt RC | |
| 325 | Luis Aparicio | |
| 359 | Bobby Locke | |
| 372 | Jack Curtis | |
| 387 | Lou Brock RC | |
| 446 | Don Elston | |
| 458 | Bob Buhl M on Cap | |
| 458A | Bob Buhl Plain Cap | |
| 461 | Ken Hubbs RC | |
| 477 | Andre Rodgers | |
| 495 | Don Cardwell | |
| 546 | Moe Thacker SP | |
| 552 | Chicago Cubs TC SP | |
| 557 | Bob Anderson SP | |
| 585 | Glen Hobbie SP | |
| 597 | Rookie Parade SP |
Wow .... Didn't know that this was the first major set issued by Post and it was on the back of such fine products as Alpha-Bits, Post Toasties, and Grape-Nuts. Cool! :)
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