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Posted By: <b>OldYank</b><p>I have picture packs from either 1955 or 1956 from Yankees and Dodgers. Each pack has 12 5x7 photos. The packs are in orig. envelopes that are glued together. I was told they were probably sold that way during world series. I cannot find these catalogued anywhere.<br /><br />Anybody have any info on these?

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Posted By: <b>Nickinvegas</b><p>OldYank-<br />If they are the same ones I have seen they were never sold to the public. They were given to the press and as give aways at minor league stadiums. I will have a few signed copies of these photos in our next auction.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Nick Martinez<br />americanmemorabilia.com

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Posted By: <b>Gary B.</b><p>"I will have a few signed copies of these photos in our next auction."<br /><br />Very cool, Nick. Are these proofs then?<br /><br />Sorry, I could NOT help it! No offense meant...

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Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>I have the 1956 Dodgers and the original envelope. They sure look like they were sold to the public. I believe there is even a price on the envelope. I have also seen a single envelope containing both the Dodgers and Yankees from 1956, with the logos of both clubs on the envelope. I suspect these were sold during the World Series, and perhaps during the following season. The Dodgers are catalogued in the Standard Catalog under "B" for Brooklyn.

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Posted By: <b>hankron</b><p>I'm not an expert on the Picture Packs, and different issues may have been used differently. However, I know that most were sold to the public and some were given to the press. If you see an old-time sports writers collection or the archives of an old newspaper, you will often find these types of photos in with their wire photos and such. <br /><br />So if someone claims his dad bought a pack at the stadium, he's probably right. If someone says the baseball team gave the photos to his dad because he was a sports writer, he's probably right.

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Posted By: <b>OldYank</b><p>I checked the envelopes again. Each has "World Series" on the envelope, 25 photos each. Each envelope has $1.00 price printed on it The Mantle photo doesnt look like either the 1956 or 57 photo shown in the Guide