1963 Jello Cards Article

[Volod]

Digging through old hobby pubs for some research material, came across this article on 1963 Jello cards and recalled recent posts with questions about Jello issues. So, with little else to occupy my time during the apocalypse, thought it might be of interest to the community. Sorry if its mundane or common knowledge; have never collected Jello myself, so not too informed about the subject.

[Case12]

Thank you. Nice article. I checked and from the "hard to get" list I only have #199 for Jell-o (Rod Kanehl). I have many of the other numbers on the hard to find list, but they are Post. Is there a similar list for Post? Is there similar overlap? Also, I have #187 Jello (Aspromonte). Wouldn't it be on the list? Also, lastly - and I may tread on heresy - is it ok to clean some cuts up? After all, it was a kid with scissors back in the day?...

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Case12

Thank you. Nice article. I checked and from the "hard to get" list I only have #199 for Jell-o (Rod Kanehl). I have many of the other numbers on the hard to find list, but they are Post. Is there a similar list for Post? Is there similar overlap? Also, I have #187 Jello (Aspromonte). Wouldn't it be on the list? Also, lastly - and I may tread on heresy - is it ok to clean some cuts up? After all, it was a kid with scissors back in the day?...

If you go by price in the Standard Catalog, here would be the rarities in 1963 Post (prices in NM column):
#187 Bob Aspromonte ($350)
#61 Jerry Adair ($275)
#172 Billy Williams ($235)
#80 Carl Yastrzemski ($200)
#119 Willie Davis ($200)
#39 Floyd Robinson ($175)
#196 Frank Thomas ($175)
#128 Eddie Kasko ($165)
#131B Frank Robinson - stripes on cap ($115)
#53 Jim Bunning ($95)
#86 Jerry Lumpe ($95)
#30 Lee Thomas ($90)
Others (over $50 in NM): #87 Manny Jimenez, #108 Tom Haller, #162 Curt Flood. Didn't include Roberto Clemente or Mickey Mantle since they're expensive because of who they are, not because they're major SPs.

Highly recommend you buy the Standard Catalog at Barnes and Noble or wherever if you continue to collect these oddball sets.

As to cleaning up a bad cut, it's usually considered fine. And if you're trying to get the highest number grades for a graded registry set, you'll need to clean them up for higher grades (presuming you still have the entire black border visible).

[toppcat]

Oh man, I cut out that Gibson from BBC Mag back in the day and made up a fake box I had displayed in my basement for years until it got squished one day when were moved things around to paint down there.

[cannonballsun]

A very interesting list for the 20 toughest 1963 Jell-os.
This has been done for the 1962 Jell-o set. Which cards do you feel are the 20 toughest in 1963 Jell-o ? Interested to hear your opinions.

[ALBB]

Am I missing something or does the article list the toughest 63 Jello cards..and the price guide shows 20 completely different " toughest 63 Jello ??

[Volod]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Oh man, I cut out that Gibson from BBC Mag back in the day and made up a fake box I had displayed in my basement for years until it got squished one day when were moved things around to paint down there.

Dave - I think I saw that box on the Bay being bid up to a couple hundred bucks a few years ago, then taken down abruptly. Did you keep an eye on the other painters?

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Volod

Dave - I think I saw that box on the Bay being bid up to a couple hundred bucks a few years ago, then taken down abruptly. Did you keep an eye on the other painters?

damn kids....LOL

[bobw]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Oh man, I cut out that Gibson from BBC Mag back in the day and made up a fake box I had displayed in my basement for years until it got squished one day when were moved things around to paint down there.

Bob Lemke, on his blog a few years ago, made some Jello boxes.. so with plenty of free time from staying home, it was arts and crafts time using his template.....

[cannonballsun]

Originally Posted by bobw

Bob Lemke, on his blog a few years ago, made some Jello boxes.. so with plenty of free time from staying home, it was arts and crafts time using his template.....

Very nice box. Well done !

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by Case12

Thank you. Nice article. I checked and from the "hard to get" list I only have #199 for Jell-o (Rod Kanehl). I have many of the other numbers on the hard to find list, but they are Post. Is there a similar list for Post? Is there similar overlap? Also, I have #187 Jello (Aspromonte). Wouldn't it be on the list? Also, lastly - and I may tread on heresy - is it ok to clean some cuts up? After all, it was a kid with scissors back in the day?...

Case:

As you can see by the lists above the rare cards in Jello do not necessarily carry over to Post and vica a versa.

The Aspromonte in Post is MUCH rarer than the same card in the Jello set