Yes, Mr. Murphy, I believe I can comment on your fine progressive proofs from the 1960 Bazooka set.
Early in my second year of the adult hobby, 1973, I had the glorious experience of attending the Saturday of the Chicagoland Sports Expo in the northern suburbs of Chicago. A Philadelphia-area collector - dealer by the name of Irv Lerner had some amazing Bazooka cards. Methinks he had a friend in the Topps offices, because he had been selling several current Topps test issues besides a few old Bazooka panel sets and complete boxes.
In chapter 18 of my E-book on a CD covering immediate post-war regional / food issues, I detail the blessed experience I had of winning a complete GEM MINT proof set of 1961 Bazooka baseball panels at the late-night Saturday auction that was held. Irv Lerner had consigned the set. My dear mother could not stay that late, and it was not a good idea for me as well. So, I asked my good friend in the hobby to bid for me, since he and his wife were determined to hold out until the end of the auction. My friend won the set! I was so grateful to him, and always will be. My friend's name was Lionel Carter.
Anyway, I seemed to recall eventually buying the complete progressive proof panels with the Roger Maris card. Now the "complete" description is not entirely accurate, because the final full-color and black typeface proof panel with Roger Maris, along with the other similar '61 panels, are what constituted the complete 1961 Bazooka baseball proof panel set I won at auction. The colors and print registration are absolutely perfect on each panel. That's why I prize the set so much to this day. As for who I bought the Maris progressive proofs from; this I hate to say excapes me. I think I sold those within the last 30 years.
As I re-read this post, there's only a few crumbs of info specific to your question, but it's the best I can do. All the best to you. --- Brian Powell
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