1968-1969 Globe Imports All Variations

[cardinalcollector]

Thanks Alan, should you decide to sell, please let me know. Randy

[sschauer]

Has anyone seen the red checkered backed before or Alan do you or have you seem them before. I've search since they were listed in the catalog about the red checkered board back but have never seen even a common. Just wondered if they are super rare or even 1/1 test printings or just not super collected to be listed all that often.

[1966CUDA]

I will have to check...but I believe I have a red-tint Babe Ruth from this set somewhere. I don't remember what the card designation was but I believe it was an ace.
-Claude

[aelefson]

Hi-
The Ruth is actually from a different set (at least as far as I can tell). There is also at least one set of nude women (it is fairly common), but no other similarly designed cards that I have found. If yours has a red back similar to these (or any back other than white) I would love to see a scan. Oddly, the joker is rare to find as well (it is not normally in the no team logo/white back common sealed set).

Regarding the red backs, I believe others exist but have never seen them. I cannot recall if I purchased this set unopened or opened, but I do know that if you stack them all together with the cardboard insert at the bottom (the way they came originally) you can definitely see a red tint, so it would look different than the normal packs (all white backs).

I believe that more do exist but because the set is priced so low (and looks so bad), I do not believe anyone ever cared enough to check. I believe they are scarcer than the white backs. I also believe a blue backed set exists somewhere, as I remember being told of one.

[AP34]

Cool collection, I just purchased a sealed pack for cheap, hoping for a nice mays. So basically if the outside card has team logos, there is no mantle inside. Also is there a way to tell if it is the checkered backs or not on a sealed pack.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by AP34

Cool collection, I just purchased a sealed pack for cheap, hoping for a nice mays. So basically if the outside card has team logos, there is no mantle inside. Also is there a way to tell if it is the checkered backs or not on a sealed pack.

My understanding is that it's impossible to tell from a sealed pack whether the cards inside are checkerboard back or plain back.

I just got a big chunk of checkerboard backs graded by PSA, literally last week.

They are certs 68575084 to 68575130. They include scans of each item, so you can check out the pics just by checking out the certs on PSA's website.

And I'm selling most of them on eBay at museum prices, if someone wants to buy them badly enough. Or you can PM me here if you're interested.

[Mark70Z]

If anyone has the red checker back Brooksie I’d be interested.