Philly Finale: How the 1967 Philadelphia Football Set Defines an Era

The NFL and AFL battled for pro football supremacy through the mid-1960s. In the trading card industry, the battle was between Topps and Philadelphia Gum, with Philadelphia securing the NFL rights while Topps had the AFL. Philadelphia’s quick four-year run ended with its final offering in 1967, immediately following the first NFL-AFL World Championship Game and three years before the two leagues finally merged. Because of their similar, uniform design, it can be tough to distinguish between the ’64, ’65 and ’66 sets. But the ’67 is easy to mark. Its unmistakable yellow border makes it the most distinctive of…