Interesting Bowman and Felin Franks Ads in Phillies Programs

[whiteymet]

Hi All:

In looking through my Phillies 1950 Program I found the below ad for Bowman 1950 cards. Anyone notice anything missing?

Also for those into the rare stuff there was an ad for Felin Franks cards in a 1955 Phillies program. Interesting in that we are not sure if these were ever issued.

But I do have a Newspaper ad proof for Felin's in which the Ashburn, previously unchecklisted, was seen and his number verified.

See below:

[GoldenAge50s]

Bowman states 240 cards when there actually was 252.

I also notice the Luckey Strike LS/MFT ad from the Geezer Quiz!

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

Bowman states 240 cards when there actually was 252.

I also notice the Luckey Strike LS/MFT ad from the Geezer Quiz!

Good pick up Fred. But I was going somewhere else.

For those younguns among us

LS/MFT means:

Lucky Strikes Mean Fine Tobacco

[MikeGarcia]

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....." Not A Cough In A Carload "...

[Leon]

great ad stuff....and I copied this from the front page...so this thread is in both places. I know some of our post-war members mainly post over here.....

[valediction]

I'll go for the easy answer. The Bowman name is missing.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by valediction

I'll go for the easy answer. The Bowman name is missing.

BINGO! That is what I was driving at. Interesting that when there was no Topps competition that Bowman saw no reason to put their name on the wrapper.

I guess when you are the only game in town you feel like you don't have to.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Can anyone post a scan of a Felin's Phillies card? I have never seen an actual photo.

[sflayank]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-Felins-...-/121270882919

[1963Topps Set]

Held up without a gun!

[tedzan]

Here's a Spring 1951 Phillies program with a more illustrative Bowman advertisement.

There are 2 (or 3) incorrect details in it......what are they ? ?









T-Rex TED
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[Hot Springs Bathers]

Larry- Thanks for the link, great looking card but Wow!

Ted- 324 and no name on front, have no clue about the 6 cards for 5 cents?

[tedzan]

Set of 324 cards is correct.

There were 6 cards in a 5-cent pack. Here is a 2-dimensional pix of my 1951 wax-pack box......






Would you like to try for the other answer to this trivia ?



T-Rex TED
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[Hot Springs Bathers]

Just the name being left off the front?

[tedzan]

The two examples in this adv. are 1950 Bowman's (instead of 1951).


T-Rex TED
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[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Can anyone post a scan of a Felin's Phillies card? I have never seen an actual photo.

Here are a few other Felin's Franks cards that have gone to auction in recent years. That John Meyer card for $8K has been on eBay for a long time. LOL

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2012/624.html

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2012/625.html

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/rar...lot114601.aspx

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...Complete-Panel

http://oct07.hugginsandscott.com/cgi...pl?itemid=5594

[Sliphorn]

Maybe they referred to a 240 card set since the 1949 set had 240, using twelve reworked variations that year from the lower numbers? Who knows? Good find though.

[Sliphorn]

Who were the other 16 to be? Were they pulled due to contract issues with Topps? Maybe they can't count?