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ChiefBeef 09-20-2020 10:31 PM

1955 All American Sports Club
 
Does anyone know about this set? Were there potentially any reprints made? I have a thin stock card measuring 1 7/16" x 2 1/8" (matches size from what I read) and it does not glow. Smells old too.

OldSchoolBaseball 09-21-2020 12:42 PM

1955 AA set
 
Yes, I am very familiar. Had the full set in uncut sheets, mailer and membership card. Couple years ago PSA started grading them. Obscure set.
Size is right. They are glossy, flimsy and thin. In some instances these are the only cards printed of particular players, like the college basketball All Americans, golfers, boxers, tennis players. The baseball players and football players were NFL and MLB players and likely had Topps or Bowman cards.

The PSA registry drives the sales of these cards for player completion.

Not sure if copies for reproductions exist - hard to duplicate the stock and gloss (kinda like vintage fax paper)

ChiefBeef 09-26-2020 10:12 AM

Thanks for the info. Intriguing card.

Bram99 09-26-2020 11:04 AM

All American Sports Club
 
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Agree with the comments. The main driver on this set is collectors who are trying for a PSA registry set "master" list for a given player. Here's my Allie Reynolds.

Exhibitman 09-26-2020 01:20 PM

The best one in the set is the pre-rookie of Bill Russell but it is not the one identified as "Bill Russell". That depicts someone else.

scgaynor 09-27-2020 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefBeef (Post 2019441)
Does anyone know about this set? Were there potentially any reprints made? I have a thin stock card measuring 1 7/16" x 2 1/8" (matches size from what I read) and it does not glow. Smells old too.


These were issued either through, or in conjunction with the Boy Scouts. I once had some original order forms and they had Boy Scouts references.


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