1962 Post Cereal

[mojorob]

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[nearmint]

I don't have anything to add; I just wanted to thank you guys for a fascinating thread. I had no idea about all of the variations, but it's no surprise at all that Kirk is the expert. Like Jeff, I think I'll dig out my set and look at them more closely.

Post had CFL issues in 1962 and 1963, also. I've sometimes wondered why they did a CFL set in 1963, but not an NFL set.

[CowboysGuide]

Originally Posted by mojorob

This Booklet was part of a Promotional Point Of Purchase Display Package
sent to retail grocery stores.
If you look at the right hand side of the opened book, you can see a line drawing of the in store set display set up.
I have some pictures some where of what one actually looked like.
I'll try and hunt around a little and if I run across them, I'll post them up here for you guys to check out.

Thanks for the info on the booklet. Yet another interesting part of this set I'd like to find for myself.
In regard to the different variations, and me being primarily a Dallas Cowboys vintage collector, I noticed a variation in the Glynn Gregory photo. There is a version of that card that shows more of the antenna tower on the right. Never thought much about it, and never knew there were a ton of other variations in the set. Thanks again for your insight!

[mojorob]

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[mojorob]

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[oddball]

Great stuff Kirk! Thanks for posting. By the way, it looks like that '60 Unitas is still on the box! That's a tough one in itself, much less being the complete box.

[mojorob]

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[mojorob]

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[Hot Springs Bathers]

Kirk all I can say is WOW!

[Exhibitman]

This is a great thread; thanks for posting!

Perhaps I am tired but I seem to have missed this: I get that there are cards on the big packages of cereal and on the tray that held the single servings. Were there cards on the single serving boxes too?

[CowboysGuide]

Not sure, but I doubt it. I've never seen one. I've managed to save images of all the box panels I've seen. Maybe I should post a couple! There are different sized boxes that had less than the standard seven cards on them. I know of 3-card, 4-card, 5-card, and 6-card back panels. The six card panel I've seen may have been with the top (or 7th card) and header chopped off though, so I can't confirm that one.

Edit: Correction...there are 6-card box panels, confirmed.

[finalscore]

Originally Posted by mojorob

I remember the three large cards at the top of the display were Johnny Unitas, Paul Hornung & Billy Kilmer who was an Up & Comer at the time.
I'll try and hunt around a little and if I run across them, I'll post them up here for you guys to check out.

This is really a great thread. Below is the large point-of-sale display that Kirk referenced. ~ Mike