Uncut Sheets of 1962 Fleer Football Cards

By collecting and studying miscut cards, my good friend Paul has figured out how uncut sheets of 1962 Fleer football cards were numbered. The pictures below show the configuration of the two halves of a 264-card full sheet. If you hold your cursor above a card, your browser should show you the number of the card and the name of the player. Clicking on a card will bring up the full-sized scan. (A real uncut sheet would not have lines between the cards--that's an effect of scanning them individually.)

The first half sheet held a full set of 88 cards in the top 8 rows, then the top 4 rows were repeated.

1962 Fleer #32: Mel Branch 1962 Fleer #88: Ron Nery 1962 Fleer #60: Art Powell 1962 Fleer #28: Bill Miller 1962 Fleer #84: Dick Harris 1962 Fleer #56: Robert Brooks 1962 Fleer #24: Cotton Davidson 1962 Fleer #80: Paul Lowe 1962 Fleer #52: Jim Norton 1962 Fleer #20: Archie Matsos 1962 Fleer #76: Volney Peters
1962 Fleer #31: Jerry Mays 1962 Fleer #87: Earl Faison 1962 Fleer #59: Don Maynard 1962 Fleer #27: Chris Burford 1962 Fleer #83: Ernie Wright 1962 Fleer #55: Ed Husmann 1962 Fleer #23: Jack Spikes 1962 Fleer #79: Jack Kemp 1962 Fleer #51: Tony Banfield 1962 Fleer #19: Richie Lucas 1962 Fleer #75: Tom Louderback
1962 Fleer #30: E.J. Holub 1962 Fleer #86: Ernie Ladd 1962 Fleer #58: Dick Christy 1962 Fleer #26: Jimmy Saxton 1962 Fleer #82: Ron Mix 1962 Fleer #54: Don Floyd 1962 Fleer #22: Warren Rabb 1962 Fleer #78: Don Norton 1962 Fleer #50: Al Jamison 1962 Fleer #18: Bill Atkins 1962 Fleer #74: Fred Williamson
1962 Fleer #29: Sherrill Headrick 1962 Fleer #85: Bill Hudson 1962 Fleer #57: Al Dorow 1962 Fleer #25: Abner Haynes 1962 Fleer #81: Dave Kocourek 1962 Fleer #53: Dennit Morris 1962 Fleer #21: Laverne Torczon 1962 Fleer #77: Charlie Powell 1962 Fleer #49: Bill Groman 1962 Fleer #17: Ken Rice 1962 Fleer #73: Wayne Crow
1962 Fleer #48: Charlie Hennigan 1962 Fleer #16: Billy Shaw 1962 Fleer #72: Jim Otto 1962 Fleer #44: George Herring 1962 Fleer #12: Art Baker 1962 Fleer #68: Tom Flores 1962 Fleer #40: Gordy Holz 1962 Fleer #8: Bob Dee 1962 Fleer #64: Larry Grantham 1962 Fleer #36: Lionel Taylor 1962 Fleer #4: Babe Parilli
1962 Fleer #47: Billy Cannon 1962 Fleer #15: Tom Rychlec 1962 Fleer #71: Wayne Hawkins 1962 Fleer #43: Bob Hudson 1962 Fleer #11: Ross O'Hanley 1962 Fleer #67: Alan Miller 1962 Fleer #39: Goose Gonsoulin 1962 Fleer #7: Walt Cudzik 1962 Fleer #63: Ed Songin 1962 Fleer #35: Gene Mingo 1962 Fleer #3: Gino Cappelletti
1962 Fleer #46: George Blanda 1962 Fleer #14: Elbert Dubenion 1962 Fleer #70: George Fleming 1962 Fleer #42: Jim Stinnette 1962 Fleer #10: Harry Jacobs 1962 Fleer #66: Tom Saidock 1962 Fleer #38: Eldon Danenhauer 1962 Fleer #6: Tony Sardisco 1962 Fleer #62: Bill Mathis 1962 Fleer #34: Frank Tripucka 1962 Fleer #2: Ron Burton
1962 Fleer #45: Charley Tolar 1962 Fleer #13: Chuck Green 1962 Fleer #69: Bob Coolbaugh 1962 Fleer #41: Bud McFadin 1962 Fleer #9: Tommy Addison 1962 Fleer #65: Nick Mumley 1962 Fleer #37: Ken Adamson 1962 Fleer #5: Jim Colclough 1962 Fleer #61: Mike Hudock 1962 Fleer #33: Paul Rochester 1962 Fleer #1: Billy Lott
1962 Fleer #32: Mel Branch 1962 Fleer #88: Ron Nery 1962 Fleer #60: Art Powell 1962 Fleer #28: Bill Miller 1962 Fleer #84: Dick Harris 1962 Fleer #56: Robert Brooks 1962 Fleer #24: Cotton Davidson 1962 Fleer #80: Paul Lowe 1962 Fleer #52: Jim Norton 1962 Fleer #20: Archie Matsos 1962 Fleer #76: Volney Peters
1962 Fleer #31: Jerry Mays 1962 Fleer #87: Earl Faison 1962 Fleer #59: Don Maynard 1962 Fleer #27: Chris Burford 1962 Fleer #83: Ernie Wright 1962 Fleer #55: Ed Husmann 1962 Fleer #23: Jack Spikes 1962 Fleer #79: Jack Kemp 1962 Fleer #51: Tony Banfield 1962 Fleer #19: Richie Lucas 1962 Fleer #75: Tom Louderback
1962 Fleer #30: E.J. Holub 1962 Fleer #86: Ernie Ladd 1962 Fleer #58: Dick Christy 1962 Fleer #26: Jimmy Saxton 1962 Fleer #82: Ron Mix 1962 Fleer #54: Don Floyd 1962 Fleer #22: Warren Rabb 1962 Fleer #78: Don Norton 1962 Fleer #50: Al Jamison 1962 Fleer #18: Bill Atkins 1962 Fleer #74: Fred Williamson
1962 Fleer #29: Sherrill Headrick 1962 Fleer #85: Bill Hudson 1962 Fleer #57: Al Dorow 1962 Fleer #25: Abner Haynes 1962 Fleer #81: Dave Kocourek 1962 Fleer #53: Dennit Morris 1962 Fleer #21: Laverne Torczon 1962 Fleer #77: Charlie Powell 1962 Fleer #49: Bill Groman 1962 Fleer #17: Ken Rice 1962 Fleer #73: Wayne Crow

The other half sheet also held a full set of 88 cards in the top 8 rows, and the other 4 rows were repeated. A 264-card sheet thus held 3 full sets of 88 cards, with no short prints or double prints.

1962 Fleer #48: Charlie Hennigan 1962 Fleer #16: Billy Shaw 1962 Fleer #72: Jim Otto 1962 Fleer #44: George Herring 1962 Fleer #12: Art Baker 1962 Fleer #68: Tom Flores 1962 Fleer #40: Gordy Holz 1962 Fleer #8: Bob Dee 1962 Fleer #64: Larry Grantham 1962 Fleer #36: Lionel Taylor 1962 Fleer #4: Babe Parilli
1962 Fleer #47: Billy Cannon 1962 Fleer #15: Tom Rychlec 1962 Fleer #71: Wayne Hawkins 1962 Fleer #43: Bob Hudson 1962 Fleer #11: Ross O'Hanley 1962 Fleer #67: Alan Miller 1962 Fleer #39: Goose Gonsoulin 1962 Fleer #7: Walt Cudzik 1962 Fleer #63: Ed Songin 1962 Fleer #35: Gene Mingo 1962 Fleer #3: Gino Cappelletti
1962 Fleer #46: George Blanda 1962 Fleer #14: Elbert Dubenion 1962 Fleer #70: George Fleming 1962 Fleer #42: Jim Stinnette 1962 Fleer #10: Harry Jacobs 1962 Fleer #66: Tom Saidock 1962 Fleer #38: Eldon Danenhauer 1962 Fleer #6: Tony Sardisco 1962 Fleer #62: Bill Mathis 1962 Fleer #34: Frank Tripucka 1962 Fleer #2: Ron Burton
1962 Fleer #45: Charley Tolar 1962 Fleer #13: Chuck Green 1962 Fleer #69: Bob Coolbaugh 1962 Fleer #41: Bud McFadin 1962 Fleer #9: Tommy Addison 1962 Fleer #65: Nick Mumley 1962 Fleer #37: Ken Adamson 1962 Fleer #5: Jim Colclough 1962 Fleer #61: Mike Hudock 1962 Fleer #33: Paul Rochester 1962 Fleer #1: Billy Lott
1962 Fleer #32: Mel Branch 1962 Fleer #88: Ron Nery 1962 Fleer #60: Art Powell 1962 Fleer #28: Bill Miller 1962 Fleer #84: Dick Harris 1962 Fleer #56: Robert Brooks 1962 Fleer #24: Cotton Davidson 1962 Fleer #80: Paul Lowe 1962 Fleer #52: Jim Norton 1962 Fleer #20: Archie Matsos 1962 Fleer #76: Volney Peters
1962 Fleer #31: Jerry Mays 1962 Fleer #87: Earl Faison 1962 Fleer #59: Don Maynard 1962 Fleer #27: Chris Burford 1962 Fleer #83: Ernie Wright 1962 Fleer #55: Ed Husmann 1962 Fleer #23: Jack Spikes 1962 Fleer #79: Jack Kemp 1962 Fleer #51: Tony Banfield 1962 Fleer #19: Richie Lucas 1962 Fleer #75: Tom Louderback
1962 Fleer #30: E.J. Holub 1962 Fleer #86: Ernie Ladd 1962 Fleer #58: Dick Christy 1962 Fleer #26: Jimmy Saxton 1962 Fleer #82: Ron Mix 1962 Fleer #54: Don Floyd 1962 Fleer #22: Warren Rabb 1962 Fleer #78: Don Norton 1962 Fleer #50: Al Jamison 1962 Fleer #18: Bill Atkins 1962 Fleer #74: Fred Williamson
1962 Fleer #29: Sherrill Headrick 1962 Fleer #85: Bill Hudson 1962 Fleer #57: Al Dorow 1962 Fleer #25: Abner Haynes 1962 Fleer #81: Dave Kocourek 1962 Fleer #53: Dennit Morris 1962 Fleer #21: Laverne Torczon 1962 Fleer #77: Charlie Powell 1962 Fleer #49: Bill Groman 1962 Fleer #17: Ken Rice 1962 Fleer #73: Wayne Crow
1962 Fleer #48: Charlie Hennigan 1962 Fleer #16: Billy Shaw 1962 Fleer #72: Jim Otto 1962 Fleer #44: George Herring 1962 Fleer #12: Art Baker 1962 Fleer #68: Tom Flores 1962 Fleer #40: Gordy Holz 1962 Fleer #8: Bob Dee 1962 Fleer #64: Larry Grantham 1962 Fleer #36: Lionel Taylor 1962 Fleer #4: Babe Parilli
1962 Fleer #47: Billy Cannon 1962 Fleer #15: Tom Rychlec 1962 Fleer #71: Wayne Hawkins 1962 Fleer #43: Bob Hudson 1962 Fleer #11: Ross O'Hanley 1962 Fleer #67: Alan Miller 1962 Fleer #39: Goose Gonsoulin 1962 Fleer #7: Walt Cudzik 1962 Fleer #63: Ed Songin 1962 Fleer #35: Gene Mingo 1962 Fleer #3: Gino Cappelletti
1962 Fleer #46: George Blanda 1962 Fleer #14: Elbert Dubenion 1962 Fleer #70: George Fleming 1962 Fleer #42: Jim Stinnette 1962 Fleer #10: Harry Jacobs 1962 Fleer #66: Tom Saidock 1962 Fleer #38: Eldon Danenhauer 1962 Fleer #6: Tony Sardisco 1962 Fleer #62: Bill Mathis 1962 Fleer #34: Frank Tripucka 1962 Fleer #2: Ron Burton
1962 Fleer #45: Charley Tolar 1962 Fleer #13: Chuck Green 1962 Fleer #69: Bob Coolbaugh 1962 Fleer #41: Bud McFadin 1962 Fleer #9: Tommy Addison 1962 Fleer #65: Nick Mumley 1962 Fleer #37: Ken Adamson 1962 Fleer #5: Jim Colclough 1962 Fleer #61: Mike Hudock 1962 Fleer #33: Paul Rochester 1962 Fleer #1: Billy Lott

This is how the cards on the half-sheets were numbered. You can see that the cards in each column were numbered sequentially, four at time. After every fourth card in the sequence, the numbering picked up and resumed three columns to the left. Paul observed that the pattern is the same as that on uncut sheets of 1963 Fleer football cards, only upside-down.

32 88 60 28 84 56 24 80 52 20 76
31 87 59 27 83 55 23 79 51 19 75
30 86 58 26 82 54 22 78 50 18 74
29 85 57 25 81 53 21 77 49 17 73
48 16 72 44 12 68 40 8 64 36 4
47 15 71 43 11 67 39 7 63 35 3
46 14 70 42 10 66 38 6 62 34 2
45 13 69 41 9 65 37 5 61 33 1
32 88 60 28 84 56 24 80 52 20 76
31 87 59 27 83 55 23 79 51 19 75
30 86 58 26 82 54 22 78 50 18 74
29 85 57 25 81 53 21 77 49 17 73

48 16 72 44 12 68 40 8 64 36 4
47 15 71 43 11 67 39 7 63 35 3
46 14 70 42 10 66 38 6 62 34 2
45 13 69 41 9 65 37 5 61 33 1
32 88 60 28 84 56 24 80 52 20 76
31 87 59 27 83 55 23 79 51 19 75
30 86 58 26 82 54 22 78 50 18 74
29 85 57 25 81 53 21 77 49 17 73
48 16 72 44 12 68 40 8 64 36 4
47 15 71 43 11 67 39 7 63 35 3
46 14 70 42 10 66 38 6 62 34 2
45 13 69 41 9 65 37 5 61 33 1

The cards in green are those that are most difficult to find in high grades. According to PSA's population report, twenty or fewer of each of these cards have been graded PSA 8 or better. The cards on the right sides of the half-sheets apparently were most likely to be damaged or miscut in production. The two toughest cards in the set, #1, Billy Lott, and #4, Babe Parilli, were in the corners of one of the half-sheets. My guess is that this half-sheet was on the right side of the full sheet.

For more virtual uncut sheets, see the Gallery's master uncut sheet page.

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