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Ted ZanidakisOK. first I will refer to my post here (9/13....1:20 PM) and to the Groucho Marx card. This NBC stars set of 36 cards were the 1st
large cards that Bowman produced with their new larger press. This coincided, late in 1952, with the a 2nd press run producing
more 2nd series (large) FB cards (#73-144).
Now, my understanding is that regional distribution of the new 52 B cards to areas such as upstate NY were later than the major
cities like NY, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc., and that would perhaps explain your luck in getting the Hi#'s in better shape than most
others.
A recent huge find of 52 B FB cards in a small town in the mid-west reinforces this theory as this collection had some really great
looking Hi#'s.
TED Z