Flyers Oddballs - 1974 NHL Action Stamps
Editors Note: In December I wrote about the 1972 NFL Action Stamp set in an Eagles Oddballs post. Soon after, I was alerted to a similar, NHL stamp set that was available in ACME stores during the 1974-75 season. Lo-and-Behold, there was...and here is the story behind that "oddball" set.
Complimentary with purchases at participating ACME stores (in the US) and Loblaws and Save Easy (Canada), packs of NHL player stamps kept young fans busy during the 1974-75 season. Inside each pack was a perforated panel of eight (8) stamps, with an attached discount coupon. The coupons differ depending on which store chain you received the pack - with some further variations turning up with individual product coupons, such as Fleicshmann's Yeast. Additionally, there were two versions of 96-page album - each with a unique cover. Both books came with a "starter set" of 24-stamps.
The stamps measured approximately 1 5/8" by 2 1/8". 18 players are represented in the Flyers team set. Stamps feature an action player photo in a white frame with an orange name plate (with player number, position and name over "Philadelphia Flyers") on the bottom edge. Stamps are unnumbered and were applied across two-pages in the album.
Individual stamps are readily available on secondary outlets like eBay - typically selling for a dollar or two.
Checklist:
- ANDRE DUPONT
- BERNIE PARENT
- BILL BARBER
- BILL CLEMENT
- BOB KELLY
- BOBBY CLARKE
- DAVE SCHULTZ
- DON SALESKI
- ED VAN IMPE
- GARY DORNHOEFER
- JIMMY WATSON
- JOE WATSON
- OREST KINDRACHUCK
- REGGIE LEACH
- RICK MACLEISH
- ROSS LONSBERRY
- TERRY CRISP
- TOM BLADON