O-Pee-Chee name was revived by trading card company Topps in 1997 to release hockey cards, being its licensor until 2004.
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16 Facts About O-Pee-Chee
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Name O-Pee-Chee is an Ojibwe word meaning "the Robin" as is found in The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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O-Pee-Chee was now run by John Gordon McDermid, the son and nephew of the McDermid brothers.
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For many years, National Novelty Company was a subsidiary of O-Pee-Chee Company acting as a retail outlet, selling candy goods over the counter, and servicing gum vending machines in the area.
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In 1958, after the O-Pee-Chee Company entered into a marketing agreement with the Topps Company of the United States, O-Pee-Chee promoted annual trading card sets in Canada.
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In 1964, O-Pee-Chee produced four very popular entertainment card series featuring The Beatles.
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In 1970, due to Canadian federal legislation, O-Pee-Chee was compelled to add French-language text to the backs of its baseball cards.
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O-Pee-Chee occasionally produced independent card sets of particular interest to Canadian collectors, such as one for the 1973 centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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In 1989, O-Pee-Chee Company moved into a new plant in London East which accommodates all Manufacturing, Raw Material and Finished Goods Storage plus Offices and Employee Facilities.
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That year, O-Pee-Chee produced a unique O-Pee-Chee Premier hockey series that was wildly popular with card collectors.
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O-Pee-Chee announced that it would leave the card business and refocus its efforts on candy.
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Later that year, O-Pee-Chee was re-introduced fully, as Topps used the company name for its Chrome set.
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From 1996 to 2004, the O-Pee-Chee name was used under license by Topps; since 2007, the O-Pee-Chee name has been owned by the Upper Deck Company.
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Vintage O-Pee-Chee cards are much sought-after today for their market value, and cards for popular players command high prices.
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O-Pee-Chee sold a number of products in the Canadian marketplace, including:.
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