Great mailday of 5 tough 50's and 60's issues

[gracecollector]

Been working on my new player collection. All 5 of these were waiting in my mailbox tonight. Here's some issues you don't see everyday...

1958 Hires Rootbeer with Tab

1960 Bell Brands Potato Chips

1962 Post Canadian

1962 Salada/Junket Coins

1964 Topps Venezuelan

Best of all, my total spend was just $94!

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

I love those Salada coins.

 

[scotty21690]

That Hires Rootbeer is AWESOME!

 

[BunchOBull]

Love the Venezuelan!

 

[gracecollector]

That Hires Rootbeer is AWESOME!

Yeah, can you believe I found that on Sportlots.com? Saw it listed, and emailed the seller to request a scan. My jaw about hit the ground when I saw the condition and that the tab was still attached, seeing as it was listed for $35.00. That was a steal. In case anyone is wondering about those, they were inserted in 6 pack cartons. The tabs allowed the cards to stand up out of the carton. Finding these with the tabs still attached is somewhat difficult.

 

[gracecollector]

Love the Venezuelan!

Me too! First I've ever owned. You just don't see these much. In Latin America, the collecting norm was to glue their cards into albums that were sold along with the cards, so finding them without back damage is the trick. It was interesting to hold one and see what a different card stock they were printed on. The 64's were easy to tell, since they had black backs instead of orange, but that's not the case for other years. Very interesting issues, and impossibly tough to find in NM condition. VG is the norm. Mine is probably EX.

 

[hofautos]

That Hires Rootbeer is AWESOME!

+1
Makes me want to start a "type collection"

 

[BunchOBull]

Oddly enough I had just posted a '64 in the "Post a card you're convinced no one else has..." thread before seeing your thread...it's my ugliest '64...staple holes!

Of course there are the Venezuelans that say "Printed in USA" as well:

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

Thats an amazing Hires Rootbeer. Gotta love it when you can find them in such great condition w/tab! Congrats. Also top notch on the 64 Venezuela

 

[Austin]

Great cards.
Not many collectors realize the 2003 Bowman Heritage rookie subset was styled after those Hires Root Beer cards.
Here's a comparison:

 

[gracecollector]

Great cards.
Not many collectors realize the 2003 Bowman Heritage rookie susset was styled after those Hires Root Beer cards.
Here's a comparison:

How many collectors under 20 would even know what a "knothole gang" was?

 

[scotty21690]

Great cards.
Not many collectors realize the 2003 Bowman Heritage rookie subset was styled after those Hires Root Beer cards.
Here's a comparison:

I knew that!!

I actually busted a box of that stuff, neat cards.

 

[mlbsalltimegreats]

Amazing Mail, especially the Condition of that 58 Rootbeer tab !

 

[darrend505]

Awesome cards! When you collect a player, you do go all out don't know. j/k. but seriously, sick collections!

 

[ajw]

Great cards.
Not many collectors realize the 2003 Bowman Heritage rookie subset was styled after those Hires Root Beer cards.
Here's a comparison:

I knew that!!

I actually busted a box of that stuff, neat cards.

Wasn't that also the design for the 1956 Bowman set that never got made? I thought so, but I could be wrong. (and it would make sense to use it for a Bowman heritage set...)

 

[Chris D.]

Awesome. Nice variety.

 

[js0000001]

WOW

You are diving right into the Zimmer project


Great stuff

 

[BunchOBull]

Wasn't that also the design for the 1956 Bowman set that never got made? I thought so, but I could be wrong. (and it would make sense to use it for a Bowman heritage set...)

Yes, while they are remarkably similar, the actual design is identical to the concept for '56 Bowman.