1954 Sports Illustrated #1 Cards

[IUjapander]

Does anyone have one of these in their collection? Do they look exactly like the regular 1954 cards? Are they the same size, are they perforated? Really is there any differentiating quality so that you can tell them apart?

One popped up on COMC and I can't tell how it is different than a regular card from the set.

thanks!

 

[Austin]

The "cards" are printed on slick paper. They're basically reprints printed on a folded sheet of glossy paper as a centerfold to promote the Topps set.
The cards came in the first two issues of SI. The magazines complete with the cards attached are valuable. But the paper cards cut from the sheet don't have much demand.

Here's a link that talks about them, how how cards cut from the sheet have little value.

http://www.tradingcardcentral.com/articles/2005/09/04_001_001.php