This sticker comes from the 1963 Topps Peel-Off insert set. As you can see, the front has a floating head picture of the player, along with a listing of his team and position.
There were a total of 46 unnumbered stickers in the set. Banks was one of two Cubs in the set; second baseman Ken Hubbs was the other.
I would assume that these would be more scarce than other inserts of the era, since many of them ended up getting stuck on notebooks, book covers, and other assorted items.
If you're wondering who else the set included, here is the checklist, sorted by team.
| Jerry Lumpe | A's |
| Norm Siebern | A's |
| Bob Aspromonte | Colt 45s |
| Dick Farrell | Colt 45s |
| Bob Rodgers | Angels |
| Lee Thomas | Angels |
| Hank Aaron | Braves |
| Warren Spahn | Braves |
| Ken Boyer | Cardinals |
| Stan Musial | Cardinals |
| Bill White | Cardinals |
| Ernie Banks | Cubs |
| Ken Hubbs | Cubs |
| Tommy Davis | Dodgers |
| Don Drysdale | Dodgers |
| Sandy Koufax | Dodgers |
| Orlando Cepeda | Giants |
| Willie Mays | Giants |
| Jack Sanford | Giants |
| Rocky Colavito | Indians |
| Dick Donovan | Indians |
| Johnny Romano | Indians |
| Richie Ashburn | Mets |
| Al Jackson | Mets |
| Brooks Robinson | Orioles |
| Jim Gentile | Orioles |
| Johnny Callison | Phillies |
| Art Mahaffey | Phillies |
| Roberto Clemente | Pirates |
| Bill Mazeroski | Pirates |
| Bill Monbouquette | Red Sox |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Red Sox |
| Bob Purkey | Reds |
| Frank Robinson | Reds |
| Chuck Hinton | Senators |
| Dave Stenhouse | Senators |
| Jim Bunning | Tigers |
| Al Kaline | Tigers |
| Camilo Pascual | Twins |
| Harmon Killebrew | Twins |
| Luis Aparicio | White Sox |
| Ray Herbert | White Sox |
| Floyd Robinson | White Sox |
| Mickey Mantle | Yankees |
| Bobby Richardson | Yankees |
| Ralph Terry | Yankees |
You likely address this in a later post, but there are two versions of these: "blank back" and "instruction back." As if people needed instructions about peeling off the peel-off sticker!
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