1967 O-Pee-Chee St. Louis Cardinals Team Card #173 World Series Champions

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1967 O-Pee-Chee St. Louis Cardinals Team Card #173 World Series Champions Team cards are always a favorite among vintage collectors, and this is a genuine 1967 O-Pee-Chee St. Louis Cardinals Team Card, the scarcer Canadian parallel to Topps, sharing the same yellow-background design but marked "PRINTED IN CANADA" on the back. This is the exact roster that would go on to win the 1967 World Series over the Boston Red Sox, and finding the team card in the harder-to-source O-Pee-Chee print makes it a genuine target for collectors building either a Cardinals team set or a full O-Pee-Chee run. The bright yellow background makes this card instantly recognizable in a binder or display case, and the back doubles as a compact team reference, listing the full 1966 batting leaders alongside a complete pitching staff breakdown by opponent, with names like Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, Nelson Briles, and Ray Sadecki all appearing in the win-loss chart. Team cards from this era are genuinely useful research tools as well as attractive collectibles, compressing an entire roster's statistical story onto one card back. Because 1967 Topps and O-Pee-Chee are both known for missing pieces in budget-built near-sets, a complete example like this one is valuable to collectors trying to fill that exact gap. the front shows the expected wear pattern for a yellow-bordered team card, with visible edge and corner softening where the lighter background makes any wear more noticeable, along with generally solid color retention in the photo itself. Centering is reasonable within the border. The back is oriented sideways per the original team card design, and the print is sharp and fully legible with matching corner wear and no creases. Given the significance of this exact championship roster and its scarcer O-Pee-Chee origin, this card is a must-have for any 1967 Cardinals or World Series collection. Grade Estimate: VG 3.5