I am almost positive that this has been discussed in the past, but I missed class that day! So, if this is old info and observations, please discard this message!
This is a partial die-cut sheet that I acquired back in '86. What I basically want to know, is what part of the die-cut timeline would this sheet fall into? I'm assuming that it would have been toward the end of the run. I have included a few images for reference and listed some of my observations below. Any input, insight and discussion is welcome!
1) Not sure why, but Topps used large and small print for the "Wet Back..." instructions on the card backs. Back in the day (mid-80's) I assumed that one print run had a uniform small font size, and a subsequent printing had the larger font. But, it looks as if that wasn't the case...
2) This configuration contains 11 alternates (Maddie Boy x3)
3) Three "pulled" titles still remain (Boredom's, Alcohol Seltzer & Cracked Jerk)
4) When the alternate titles (yellow) and pulled titles (blue) are removed, the 30 titles used for the '73 1st Series remain.
5) If someone was collecting Wacky die-cuts when this configuration was printed, a complete set of cards containing #'s 1-44 would only have 33 unique titles and 11 repeats.