1970 O-Pee-Chee Billy Joe Booth #46 Ottawa Rough Riders VG-EX 4

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1970 O-Pee-Chee Billy Joe Booth #46 Ottawa Rough Riders VG-EX 4 Set builders know that a complete collection is built one honest filler at a time, and this second 1970 O-Pee-Chee Billy Joe Booth #46 example supplies the Ottawa Rough Riders defensive end slot at a price that respects both the card's age and its wear. Booth was the Louisiana State University import whose all-star honours arrived year after year with metronome reliability, a defensive end his own card back describes as almost an automatic all-star selection, and a key piece of the Ottawa front line during the Grey Cup championship run of 1968 and 1969. The 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL set frames him in the dramatic close up style collectors associate with the issue, number 65 bold against the dark jersey, stadium lights glimmering above, and the orange charging Rough Rider logo stamped at the photo corner inside the cream border with red and black name type. The reverse carries the Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back with parallel English and French text and a cartoon panel, and it is not a puzzle back variety, which keeps this example correct for standard set registry use. The cartoon caption Billy is known as B. J. preserves the initials based nickname that teammates and Lansdowne Park regulars used, adding the human touch that makes vintage O-Pee-Chee reverses so collectible decades later. His decision to make Ottawa his home after his Louisiana roots gave the card back a biographical warmth that fans of the era remember fondly. For collectors chasing the 1970 O-Pee-Chee Billy Joe Booth #46 as a second example, a raw filler, or a study copy for comparing duplicates, this piece delivers the full visual story at filler pricing. the front photo remains clean and glossy with light corner tip softening and small chipping flecks along the left border, while centering sits comfortably balanced. The reverse shows the wear that sets the grade, with moderate to heavy edge chipping along the left and top margins, softened corners, and scattered scuffing through the black ink field, though all lettering and the green cartoon panel remain complete and readable with no creases, no wrinkles, and no writing on either side. A conservative raw grade of VG-EX 4 is assigned because the reverse perimeter chipping and corner softening place the card below EX 5 in hand, even though the front retains respectable eye appeal for a card of this vintage. Ships sleeved and toploaded with tracked delivery and combined shipping discounts for multi card orders. Grade Estimate: VG-EX 4