1948-49 Leaf vs. 1952 Topps

[Lorewalker]

In my last post on this thread I mentioned that I had looked at the backs of 6 cards from the set. I have since looked at another 20. All reference 1948 stats. Still far from every card in the set but it makes it hard to argue this was a 1948 issue when stats are showing from that season. I suppose an argument might be able to be made it was a 48 and 49 set is any of the other backs reference stats from the 47 season. Would not make a heck of a lot of sense for a card co to release a set, at the end of the calendar year, after the season concluded...Winter is a long time for baseball fans.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

In my last post on this thread I mentioned that I had looked at the backs of 6 cards from the set. I have since looked at another 20. All reference 1948 stats. Still far from every card in the set but it makes it hard to argue this was a 1948 issue when stats are showing from that season. I suppose an argument might be able to be made it was a 48 and 49 set is any of the other backs reference stats from the 47 season. Would not make a heck of a lot of sense for a card co to release a set, at the end of the calendar year, after the season concluded...Winter is a long time for baseball fans.

Hi Chase

You make a great point here. And, anyone with modicum of common sense would realize this.

Furthermore, I can add this fact to the argument.....LEAF launched their 98-card Football set in the Fall of 1948. The 1st series of 49 cards were available in October - November.
They issued their 2nd series in December. There is NO WAY that they could have produced the BB set in that timeline. The 1948 Football set was very popular and LEAF was busy
printing tons of FB cards.

Thanks Chase for your very astute input to this conversation.


And, thanks to CMIZ5290 for your compliment.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Exhibitman]

Leaf boxing was issued both with white and gray stocks. I am collecting a white stock set. The famous Graziano SP that was pulled very early in the print run, possibly before the cards were issued, is a white stock card.

As for the OP, the 1952 Topps set is one of the nicest looking sets ever issued. The Leaf set is fugly. I prefer this:




to this:



every day of the week.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Leaf boxing was issued both with white and gray stocks. I am collecting a white stock set. The famous Graziano SP that was pulled very early in the print run, possibly before the cards were issued, is a white stock card.

As for the OP, the 1952 Topps set is one of the nicest looking sets ever issued. The Leaf set is fugly. I prefer this:




to this:



every day of the week.

Hi Adam

The 1948 LEAF boxing cards were the very first color Sportscards which I collected (at age 10). I completed both WHITE and GRAY versions.
The WHITE backed cards were 1st available in the Summer/Fall of 1948. This date is confirmed by Tony Zale's bio, which reads that he beat
Graziano in their final match (KO in the 3rd Round) on June 10th 1948.


Adam, as you know, these cards were extremely popular (nationwide). LEAF continued printing them into 1949. And, that's why there are cards
with both WHITE and GRAY cardboard stock. LEAF printers switched to GRAY stock in 1949 for their BB and FB cards (and these Boxing cards).



1948 issue .................................................. ....... 1949 issue




Hey guys,
For those of you still yearning for a LEGITIMATE 1948-1949 set, this Boxing set is the one you are looking for. NOT the BB card set.






TED Z

T206 Reference
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[ALR-bishop]

"To me, boxing is like a ballet...except there's no music....and no choreography...and the dancers hit each other".....Jack Handey