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Great stuff as always Adam. Funny you mention the HOF set as I agree it was released over a few years. I also believe it started in 1949 as I have an 1949 exhibit catalog that list it as a new series (and its been dated as the 1949). I also have a 1950 order form where HOF cards are listed (you can also see the Sports Champion set is dropped from it). You can also see they use a salutation as the example card for 1949 Baseball Stars-



1950 Order listing HOF (also not noted as new)