just took a quick look through some of my guides from the 1970s. The first edition of the Sport Americana Baseball Card Price Guide, published by Jim Beckett and Denny Eckes in 1979, listed Leafs as being issued in 1948-49.
The second edition of the Sports Collectors Bible, published in 1977, lists 1948 Leafs.
The Stirling Sports Card Catalog, published in 1977, lists 1948-49 Leafs.
I am not saying these guides are right, only that Leafs were referred to as issued in 1948 long before PSA and SGC were on the scene. So to blame the grading companies for this possible mistake, is unfair.
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