1968 Topps #278 4th Series Checklist 284-370
About this card
The seven checklist cards (#67, 107, 192, 278, 356, 454, 518) each carry a player portrait in a circle beside the series title - Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda, Ken Holtzman, Frank Robinson and Clete Boyer in order. Six of the seven exist in two states; #67 is the only checklist without a variation.
The story on this card
Card 278 in the 1968 Topps set is a 4th Series checklist covering numbers 284 through 370, part of print series 3. The front pictures Orlando Cepeda, fresh off a unanimous National League MVP season with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967, when he played first base and hit .325 with a league-leading 111 RBIs as the Cardinals went on to win the World Series. Collectors separate two printing states of this checklist by the copyright line on the back: one reading Copyright at right, the other Copyright at left, with the right-side copyright the more commonly found of the two. As a checklist card its appeal comes from the set-building role it plays alongside its Cepeda photo rather than any individual playing-card stats, and completing both back varieties is part of the chase for series specialists working through the 4th Series run.
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Print variations
Two states of #278 are tracked individually: 278a - Copyright At Right and 278b - Copyright At Left. The difference is on the back of the card (copyright position).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278a - Copyright At Right | |||||||||
| PSA | 251 | 17 | 76 | 103 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 43 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 278b - Copyright At Left | |||||||||
| PSA | 158 | 2 | 32 | 53 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| Not designated by PSA | |||||||||
| PSA | 99 | 1 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; PSA slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated, while SGC slabs whose label names no variation are counted under 278a - Copyright At Right. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #278 card?
It is card #278 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, 4th Series Checklist 284-370. The seven checklist cards (#67, 107, 192, 278, 356, 454, 518) each carry a player portrait in a circle beside the series title - Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda, Ken Holtzman, Frank Robinson and Clete Boyer in order. Six of the seven exist in two states; #67 is the only checklist without a variation.
Does 1968 Topps #278 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 278a - Copyright At Right (Copyright line at the bottom right of the back - the common state, listed first by the hobby catalogs) and 278b - Copyright At Left (Copyright line at the bottom left of the back). Owning any one of them fills the #278 slot; the master set counts each state.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Beckett, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.