Why does Post/Jello matter when other similar issues don't

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Originally Posted by darkhorse9

If there wasn't a red line difference would there be any price difference? Would we even consider them as separate issues?

Would it be possible to tell the difference if there wasn't the red line on some and not on others? Maybe the thickness of the stock would be the only way to tell them apart?

It doesn't trouble me that they are viewed as separate issues, even with their similarities. In some ways, it's not that different than having OPC and Topps, or US Topps and Venezuelan Topps. While they are all very similar, there are usually some differences that make them recognizable, and for the obsessive amongst us, drives us to collect them all.

When it comes to Post and Jell-o, more exciting for me is collecting the whole boxes or complete panels. Those definitely seem like they should be treated as different issues, IMO.

And looking closely at the images below, at least for my man Mays, it sure seems like there are some subtle differences between the two photos, just in the way that they're cropped.