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First post in a long time for me, but it's a big one!
Finally was able to add to my collection a tough, rare, and mostly unknown key card to my Doerr collection. Everyone knows about 1951 Topps Red & Blue Backs along with the Connie Mack All stars, but did you know about another set from Topps in 1951?
1951 Topps Teams Boston Red Sox "Dated" PSA 1
This is a great issue in which PSA 7s go for $5000+. It also has a controversial and intriguing back story.
The team cards were a regional test issue from Topps in 1951 and only included 9 teams: Red Sox, Brooklyn, White Sox, Reds, NY Giants, Senators, Phillies, Philadelphia As, & Cardinals.
They were packed out with caramel candy in the fashion below:
At some point in production, Topps pulled the cards and then reissued them with the 1950 date stamp. Thus the Non-dated vs Dated designation. The official story for Sy Berger back in the day was the caramel candy reacted with the cards and made kids sick. No stories of this happening have ever actually been discovered, so this is commonly assumed to be a PR white lie. There actual reason for pulling then dating the cards was Bowman sued Topps for putting out the Candy with the cards, which Bowman had the rights to in 1951. Thus Topps tried to "back date" the cards to 1950, a tactic that did not work. Thus Topps would go a different route with their 1952 Topps set by inserting bubble gum instead of Candy...and the rest is history.
The Non-dated versions are the rarer of the two types because of the Topps Coverup. The cards are condition sensitive because of the caramel candy packaged with them, which along with regional distribution leads to the high $$$$ on top PSA grades. Happy to have the dated version for now thought, as it is a important and largely forgotten part of trading card history.
Thanks,
Jeff
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Finally was able to add to my collection a tough, rare, and mostly unknown key card to my Doerr collection. Everyone knows about 1951 Topps Red & Blue Backs along with the Connie Mack All stars, but did you know about another set from Topps in 1951?
1951 Topps Teams Boston Red Sox "Dated" PSA 1
This is a great issue in which PSA 7s go for $5000+. It also has a controversial and intriguing back story.
The team cards were a regional test issue from Topps in 1951 and only included 9 teams: Red Sox, Brooklyn, White Sox, Reds, NY Giants, Senators, Phillies, Philadelphia As, & Cardinals.
They were packed out with caramel candy in the fashion below:
At some point in production, Topps pulled the cards and then reissued them with the 1950 date stamp. Thus the Non-dated vs Dated designation. The official story for Sy Berger back in the day was the caramel candy reacted with the cards and made kids sick. No stories of this happening have ever actually been discovered, so this is commonly assumed to be a PR white lie. There actual reason for pulling then dating the cards was Bowman sued Topps for putting out the Candy with the cards, which Bowman had the rights to in 1951. Thus Topps tried to "back date" the cards to 1950, a tactic that did not work. Thus Topps would go a different route with their 1952 Topps set by inserting bubble gum instead of Candy...and the rest is history.
The Non-dated versions are the rarer of the two types because of the Topps Coverup. The cards are condition sensitive because of the caramel candy packaged with them, which along with regional distribution leads to the high $$$$ on top PSA grades. Happy to have the dated version for now thought, as it is a important and largely forgotten part of trading card history.
Thanks,
Jeff
Sent from my iPhone using Freedom Card Board