1949 LEAF BB set re-visited....show us your cards

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

Ted, thanks for all the images. Sometimes I think the only way to appreciate the beauty of a set is to see many of the cards side by side. Especially a set with so many colors.

Side note, the inclusion of Ruth has puzzled me....as do the high prices for that card since it was not issued during his playing days. It makes that set even harder to put together for a collector on a budget!

Hi
In the Spring of 1949, many of us kids were excited to open up a LEAF pack to find a Babe Ruth card. It was still very fresh in our minds when Babe Ruth passed away in August 1948.
LEAF Gum Co. sold a lot of cards by including Ruth in this set.

Furthermore, they sold a lot cards in 1949 by "skip-numbering" these cards. This was a "nasty" little marketing trick that kept us kids spending a ton of pennies buying these cards, in
the quest of filling in our sets with the missing numbers. Many of which did not exist.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[ajquigs]

My two. Love em both.

[tedzan]

Double post.

[leaflover]

The "YELLOWBACKS" pitching staff:

[nebboy]

Always been one of my favorite cards because my Great Grandfather looked so much like the Wagner Photo.