1960s O-Pee-Chee

In 1965, the O-Pee-Chee produced a licensed version of the American Topps set of that year, but it only issued cards 1- 283, instead of the full 598 card Topps set. They continued to produce smaller versions of the Topps sets for the rest of the decade. The primary difference with the O-Pee-Chee sets is the 'Printed in Canada' statement on the reverse. The copyright line shows T.C.G, and did so until 1972 when it changed to O.P.C. The 1969 O-Pee-Chee set included the company's logo on the reverse and used a dark red ink as opposed to the pink ink on the Topps cards.

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Baseball

Year Set Description Quantity Size (in.) Notes
1965 O-Pee-Chee 283 2.5 × 3.5 
1966 O-Pee-Chee 196 2.5 × 3.5 
1967 O-Pee-Chee 196 2.5 × 3.5 
1968 O-Pee-Chee 196 2.5 × 3.5 
1969 O-Pee-Chee 218 2.5 × 3.5 
Deckle Edge Inserts 24 2.25 × 3.25 

Football

O-Pee-Chee began marketing CFL cards in 1958 with the Topps Company. While cards produced from 1958 to 1960 were printed by Topps in the United States, they were printed by O-Pee-Chee in Canada (with stops and starts) from 1961 to 1972.

Hockey

O-Pee-Chee formally began marketing NHL cards in 1958 with the Topps Company. While cards produced from 1957-58 to 1960-61 were printed by Topps in the United States, they were printed by O-Pee-Chee in Canada 1961-62 onwards.

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