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Originally Posted by whiteymet
I was the guy who first broached the question in the old thread about why this is considered a 1951 issue.
It has been proven conclusively it is not from 1951.
I think someone should do the same research on the other photos in the set to see if they can be dated. I am betting on mid 50's say 55 or 56.
Ashburn won the batting title in 55 and the Indians won the pennant in 54 so the inclusion of Feller, Rosen and Lemon, and Yogi and Campy won MVP's in 55.
I know they each won others earlier, Campy 53 and Yogi 54, but with the Ashburn connection I am betting on 55 or 56.
Fred
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Fred,
Prior to the original series of posts or somewhere along the way, I called one of the General Mills archivists to get their input on the promotion. After a week or so, they indicated they searched their records and they did not actually have any record or information on the series of photos which we now call the 1951 Wheaties Premiums. Oddly, they did have information on the NY promotion featuring tin trays in '52, which they indicated was exclusively limited to NY.
Z