| Top Sellers Ltd. Perhaps it's not valid to include Top Sellers as a manufacturer, since these cards were produced by Panini. However the name was used in England between 1970 and 1977 for an interesting series of cards which are, perhaps surprisingly, not greatly sought after by collectors. |
| 1971/72 | |
| Football 72.
A large set of cards featuring the First Division teams, plus some
puzzle cards. The cards were to be stuck into an album 'Football 72',
which cost 15p. The puzzle cards are: 55A to 55P - Francis Lee of Manchester City and Mike England of Spurs. 57A to 57P - Georgie Best flashes his popular aggressive form in a scramble for the ball 59A to 59P - Arsenal, Double Champions. Winners of the League title and F.A. Cup. 63A to 63P - Colin Harvey of Everton in a duel with Clyde Best of West Ham. The back of these
cards states 'Printed in Italy by Panini 1971'. You could obtain
individual cards to complete your collection by sending missing numbers
to: The album was printed by Allens Printers (Wales) Limited, Pontygwindy Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, Glam., in association with Print and Marketing Services (Europe) Ltd. Number in set: 420. Checklists: Set checklist. |
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| 1972/73 | |
| Football 73.
A large set of cards featuring the First Division teams, plus some
puzzle cards. While the player cards are still 'cards', the puzzle cards
have become peel-off stickers. The back of these cards states 'Printed in Italy by Ediraf S.p.A.'. Number in set: 420 |
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| 1973/74 | |
| Football
'74.
A large set of cards featuring the First Division teams, team badges, plus some
puzzle cards. The back of these
cards states 'Printed in Italy by Panini 1973'. The front of the album (cost 12p) states that these were 'self-adhesive collectors cards', though it is not clear to me where the adhesive is. The album was '© Published in England by Top Sellers Ltd. Printed in Finland'. No offence to the Fins but, honestly, the album binding is very poor and you will be lucky to find an album that hasn't come apart at the seams. You could obtain individual cards to complete your collection by sending missing numbers to: Top Sellers Ltd. Dept. F74, Melton Road Thurmaston, Leicester. Number in set: 420 |
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| 1974/75 | |
| Football
'75.
A large set of cards featuring the First Division teams, plus some
puzzle cards. The back of these cards states 'Printed in Italy by Panini 1975'. Number in set: 420 |
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| 1975/76 | |
| Superstars.
A set of 100 large stickers with glued-backs.
This set covers 'Superstars' from many fields of entertainment and
sport, including Bill Bixby, Alice Cooper, Dad's Army, Tony Blackburn,
Bjorn Borg, Evel Knievel etc. Of interest to this website are five
stickers with footballers: 1 - Brian Clough 65 - Derek Dougan 79 - Bobby Charlton 84 - Malcolm Allison 97 - Jimmy Hill The stickers were printed in Italy by S.T.I.G. of Torino (Turin). Number in set: 100 |
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| Football
'76.
A large set of stickers (no longer cards) featuring the First Division teams, plus some
puzzle cards. The stickers no longer have the player's name or
biography on the back, just the card number. The back of the cards states: Published by Top Sellers Ltd. 135 Wardour St. - London W.1. Printed in Italy by Panini 1975. Number in set: 420 |
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| 1976/77 | |
| Football
'77.
A large set of stickers featuring the First Division teams, plus some
puzzle cards.
The back of the cards states: Number in set: 420 |
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