1971 O-Pee-Chee Partridge Family #5 “Only a Moment Ago” Song Hits Back Yellow Series 1

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1971 O-Pee-Chee Partridge Family #5 "Only a Moment Ago" Song Hits Back Yellow Series 1 Step back into 1971 with this vibrant slice of Partridge Family fandom, straight from the height of Cassidy-mania. Card #5, "Only a Moment Ago," captures the band mid-performance in the family's converted garage studio, guitars in hand and stage lights glowing behind them, exactly the kind of wholesome rock 'n' roll fantasy that made the ABC sitcom a Friday-night institution from 1970 to 1974. This 55-card yellow-bordered Series 1 set arrived at the peak of the show's popularity, timed to ride the wave of the Partridge Family's real-life crossover pop career, a career built on genuine Billboard hits recorded by session players and voiced by David Cassidy and Shirley Jones. The reverse of this card is a "Song Hits" back rather than a puzzle piece, printing the full lyrics to "Only a Moment Ago" from the group's 1970 debut LP under copyright to Colgems Music Corp, a nice bonus for collectors who want the music alongside the imagery. This particular example is the O-Pee-Chee issue, the Canadian counterpart to the U. S. Topps release, identified by the "Ptd. in Canada" line at the base of the reverse. O-Pee-Chee print runs were smaller than Topps' U. S. runs, and OPC non-sport issues like this one are genuinely harder to find today, making them a favorite among Canadian vintage collectors. the front image is bright and well registered with strong yellow border saturation and no fading. Corner examination shows light rounding at the bottom-left tip and the faintest softening at top-right, both typical of a card that has lived in a collection rather than a pack for over fifty years. Edges are clean overall with only trace whitening, no chips of note. Centering is solid, with borders that sit close to even on both the left-right and top-bottom axis. The surface is free of creases, print snow, or writing, and the reverse text block is crisp and fully legible with no toning beyond normal age. Given the honest corner wear and otherwise strong eye appeal, a conservative raw grade of EX-MT 6 reflects the card fairly without overselling it. This is a great pickup for Partridge Family and 1970s pop culture collectors building a Song Hits run or simply chasing nostalgia from one of television's biggest teen idol phenomena. Grade Estimate: EX-MT 6