"Pesky licensing considerations may have thwarted the production of numerous card sets that would have quickly become dear to collectors' hearts, but they didn't stifle Topps' indomitable capacity for creativity. Evidently, plans were constantly hatching behind closed doors at the gum company's Art Department. Presented is a 12-card 1973 Topps Test "The Rookies" collection. This assembly is a virtually never-encountered "test issue" release." Legendary Auctions