1961 Topps Football Card # 41 Jim Taylor (HOF)

Description: 1961 Topps Football Card # 41 Jim Taylor (HOF) - Green Bay Packers (EX) 1960-1969 Football Cards The 1960s football card sets elevated the football card hobby and collecting to a whole new level. This included a strong lineup of former greats and iconic card designs. The main card companies during this period consist of Topps, Fleer and Philadelphia Gum Company. They combined to offer collectors vintage 1960 football card sets for each year of the decade. Vintage football cards still rank behind baseball, but the 1960s helped close the gap.1961 was a great year for football cards as it ushered in a decade where collectors had a choice. In addition, two football leagues were now vying for fans across America as the fledging American Football League (AFL) emerged to compete against the established National Football League (NFL).The most valuable 1960s football rookie cards are available for Dick Butkus, Joe Namath and Mike Ditka. Other popular rookie options include Fran Tarkenton, Ray Nitschke, Gale Sayers, Fred Biletnikoff, Lance Alworth, Bob Lilly, Ernie Davids, Deacon Jones, Brian Piccolo, Larry Csonka, Don Meredith, Roman Gabriel, Jack Kemp, and Lenny Dawson.1961 Topps Football Cards1961 Topps Football is the company’s first to showcase players from both the NFL and AFL. Key rookie cards include Don Maynard and Jim Otto.Product DetailsMarking a shift, 1961 Topps Football expanded to accommodate players from both the National Football League and the upstart American Football League, which had only begun playing the previous season.Design1961 Topps Football card fronts feature a player's photo in either a close-up headshot or a posed action picture. The player is superimposed over a solid-colored background. A black box at the bottom of the card, includes the player's name, position and team. A white border surrounds the card. The cards vary between a vertical and horizontal orientation.The backs of the cards are once again split into two parts. In the upper left-hand corner, the card number is displayed. It is followed by the player's name, position and team. A few lines of vital statistics appear between two thin lines. What appears below that depends on the player. Some have a box with year and lifetime statistics, while others have a short biographical write-up. The rest of the card features a cartoon that had to be scratched off to see.Each NFL team is featured on a team card with a team photograph surrounded by a gridiron design resembling the markings on a football field. There are also cards that capture highlights from the 1960 season scattered throughout the set, however, these only apply to the NFL teams. The numbering sequence of the cards is once again arranged by the team. The quarterbacks are first, then the running backs and others. The team card appears numerically after the last player from each NFL team, with a highlight card, when applicable, following that. The only exception to the rule is card #132, which features Milt Stock of the Cleveland Browns but follows the Redskins numerically.Checklist1961 Topps Football boasts 198 total cards, three of which are checklists. The standard-size set is anchored by a bevy of future Hall of Fame players, including Johnny Unitas (#1), Bart Starr (#39), Y.A. Title (#58) and Jim Brown (#71), to name a few. The set also contains key rookies of Don Maynard (#150), Jim Otto (#182), Tom Flores (#186), John Brodie (#59) and Henry Jordan (#45). Other rookies include Boyd Dowler (#43), Johnny Robinson (#139), Art Powell (#151) and Lionel Taylor (#190).InsertsA cloth emblem team sticker, also referred to as "flocked," was included in each wax pack along with an initial. There are forty-eight total stickers with 15 belonging to NFL teams, nine to AFL teams and 24 to college teams. There are also 12 team stickers that have two different initial variations, along with nine AFL teams and three college teams.Printing and Distribution1961 Topps Football was released in two series. NFL teams comprised card numbers 1-132, while AFL players were printed in the second series with card numbers 133-197. The AFL players are slightly more challenging to find and star players do command a slight premium, particularly card #166, belonging to Jack Kemp. The most common distribution was in the form of one-cent and five-cent wax packs.Errors and Condition IssuesA small handful of uncorrected error cards have been identified within the 1961 set. Some of the more notable ones relate to the misspelling of names. The letter "c" is omitted from Tom Franckhauser's last name on card #27, Charley Conerly's is misspelled "Charlie" on card #94 and Sonny Jurgensen's name is also misspelled "Jurgenson" on card #95. Many vintage hobbyists debate whether or not the cards featuring Houston Oiler players should be considered errors as they are all pictured wearing pink uniforms.Common condition issues impacting the 1961 Topps Football card set include chipping on the blue border on the back of the cards. The solid color background on the card front is also susceptible to flaws including print dots.How We Grade: Gem Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition, a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to bottom. Mint (MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents, surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed – or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side and top to bottom. Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Near Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Excellent (EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two small nicks. Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases, tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear. Very Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on, and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the border. Good (GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard. Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of paper. Still basically a complete card. Poor (P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas may be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch or have been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencil writing, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may be missing. Not a pretty sight. We believe that all our listings are 100% Original and Authentic unless otherwise noted. They are all covered by a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, if for whatever reason you are not happy with your purchase we will exchange it, replace it, discount it or you can return it for a full refund.Standard/Combined 1st Class Shipping via USPS is $3.95 for the first card and $0.15 for each additional card, with a max. of (40) items per invoice. Subject to change as postal rates continue to increase. Estimated delivery is 3-5 days. Subject to change as postal delivery schedules continue to increase. Please see shipping tab for current postage rates. 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