Question about 1962 Salada Coins

[droid714]

I actually though I had posted this in the post war forum. Is there any way that I can move it?

[droid714]

Sorry, duplicate post.

[droid714]

Sorry, duplicate post.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by droid714

I actually though I had posted this in the post war forum. Is there any way that I can move it?

I have made that request for you. Normally, you would send a board message to Leon.

[droid714]

Thanks, Swarmee. I appreciate it!

[brian1961]

Good afternoon, John. Brian Powell here. Several years ago, I wrote an E-book on a CD entitled, Never Cheaper By the Dozen. It's a 478-page whopper of a book about the immediate post-war regional / food issues---those special "free prizes" with a purchase. All too often, they're murder if you're trying to complete the set, or get individual stars, particularly in high-graded condition. I devoted chapter 5 to the amazing 1962 Salada Coins, titled, "WHEN YOU REALLY LIKE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW IT". It's 18 pages long, and there just might be a few things in there you didn't know about this wondrous set.

Should you be interested in purchasing the book, Google the title and you'll find the press release entry still available to see on the Sports Collector's Digest site. It was written by their fine former editor, and my editor, Tom Bartsch. At the end of the press release is ordering details.

Again John, it's an E-book on a CD. You read it by installing the disc into the disc drive of your computer. If you don't have a disc drive, I'm afraid I've wasted your time.

Regardless, have fun pursuing the '62 Saladas; that was one special food issue!

Kind regards, Brian Powell

[MRSPORTSCARDCOLLECTOR]

A fun anecdote story about this Salada set that my late uncle and late grandfather told me was when they collected this series they couldn`t get Yaz for some reason to complete the set. My uncle and grandfather lived in the Boston area, so they wrote Salada a letter saying they would pay a little extra for the Yaz. Salada sent them a Yaz for free to complete the set.

[droid714]

Thanks for the info, Brian! I'll be sure to track down a copy!

[droid714]

Good story, Mrsportscardcollector! It was nice of Salada to supply the missing coin!

Ironically, the only set I ever tried to complete as a kid was the 1966 Topps set. The only card I was missing was #70 Yaz!

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by droid714

Thanks for the info, Brian! I'll be sure to track down a copy!

John, you're most welcome. I honestly believe you would enjoy my book strictly for the chapter on the '62 Saladas. I had a lot of fun with that chapter, and tried to keep conjecture to a minimum, while doing some in-depth interpretive understanding 501. There's a couple nice personal stories from my own collecting past, that you may find entertaining.

I'm the only person who sells hard copies, John, so if you should decide to give Never Cheaper By the Dozen a try, you can email me at bfpowell2003@yahoo.com. I have plenty of copies left; that's for certain.

Have a swell day, bro. I'm off to work, shortly. ---- Brian Powell