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Merkle923 · 08-12-2015, 02:18 PM

The explanation is that the 1969 Miller Topps Vault photo was taken, at the earliest, about March 1.

Miller's 1969 card, if I remember my dates correctly, was issued in the 3rd Series - which would have been released around April 20, 1969. The process of turning a brand new photo into a card in packages shipped across the nation used to take roughly three months.

The series Miller was in "closed" and was printed in January, 1969. Maybe early February. The first 1969 Spring Training photos to appear on 1969 cards were in the 5th Series (starting with card number 426), which hit stores around June 1.

Also, the Miller card photo doesn't show him with the Orioles. It's capless for a reason, as nearly all such shots were in that time - in case the guy got traded and they wanted to put out his card earlier than June 1. Among other things, you'll notice that his uniform has blue piping coming down from the neck and the Orioles never wore that. The image was taken at Mets' spring training 1966.

08-12-2015, 02:18 PM	#25876
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,189	Larry Miller The explanation is that the 1969 Miller Topps Vault photo was taken, at the earliest, about March 1. Miller's 1969 card, if I remember my dates correctly, was issued in the 3rd Series - which would have been released around April 20, 1969. The process of turning a brand new photo into a card in packages shipped across the nation used to take roughly three months. The series Miller was in "closed" and was printed in January, 1969. Maybe early February. The first 1969 Spring Training photos to appear on 1969 cards were in the 5th Series (starting with card number 426), which hit stores around June 1. Also, the Miller card photo doesn't show him with the Orioles. It's capless for a reason, as nearly all such shots were in that time - in case the guy got traded and they wanted to put out his card earlier than June 1. Among other things, you'll notice that his uniform has blue piping coming down from the neck and the Orioles never wore that. The image was taken at Mets' spring training 1966.