1968-1969 Globe Imports All Variations

aelefson · #1 01-15-2015, 09:35 PM

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 · #2 05-01-2023, 03:12 PM

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 · #3 05-01-2023, 04:37 PM

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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 · #4 05-02-2023, 03:18 PM

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

ALBB · #5 05-02-2023, 06:54 PM

cool cards, I remember buying the deck as a kid, was quite cheap

Nowadays, they just seem difficult to tell if there original or reprinted

raulus · #6 05-02-2023, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark70Z

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

I just sold mine to the man who was missing it to get to 100% on the Brooks Master Set Registry.

Mark70Z · #7 05-03-2023, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

I just sold mine to the man who was missing it to get to 100% on the Brooks Master Set Registry.

Yeah, he probably �needed� it more than me. Still like to pick up one day if one becomes available.

darkhorse9 · #8 05-03-2023, 04:13 PM

These always bothered me. Is there any way to tell an original set from a reprint?

I bought a set of these from the Baseball Hall of Fame gift shop back around 1974. I imagine it's real, but the images are pretty blurry.

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