One of my favorite post-war sets. The design is wonderful in my eyes, with the patriotic design elements. I know the photographs showing many players as coaches or in retired civilian life are not popular, but I like that the set does not recycle the same photos seen 1,000 times before and after.
The 2nd series is a lot tougher relative to the first, the difference is night and day, though they aren't actually rare by any means. The 2nd series is higher quality as well; the colors are printed darker, giving a bolder appearance than the softer printing of the 1st series. You can tell if a card is 1st or 2nd series just by looking at the front brightness and clarity.
I've not seen the evidence it was a 1961 and 1962 issue, would like to see it. As far as I recall the card backs don't indicate the 2nd series was one year or the other.
My set is 7 or 8 cards away from completion.
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