Questions about 1952 Topps Advertising Panels

[Griffins]

No, I would definitely not call them salesman samples. They are uncut panels, but not salesman.
Given how they were used, there is no point in having high number salesman samples. They were used in advance of that years series to promote sales of the new product. By the time high numbers came around most stores had moved on from baseball.
There are cases of people calling any 3 card panel a salesman sample ( '53 Bowman quite often) but without ad copy on the back they are not salesman samples, just uncut panels.
Here's mine:

[hharm3]

Originally Posted by Griffins

No, I would definitely not call them salesman samples. They are uncut panels, but not salesman.
Given how they were used, there is no point in having high number salesman samples. They were used in advance of that years series to promote sales of the new product. By the time high numbers came around most stores had moved on from baseball.
There are cases of people calling any 3 card panel a salesman sample ( '53 Bowman quite often) but without ad copy on the back they are not salesman samples, just uncut panels.
Here's mine:

Very nice. First time I have seen a duplicate to one of mine. I assume the only grade these are given is Authentic?

[ALR-bishop]

Anthony has a great run of these Salesman Samples for Topps and Bowman. My go to guy on the subject. And his unopened pack run is out of sight

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by hharm3

I assume the only grade these are given is Authentic?

Correct.



thanks for the kind words Al.

[e6phillips]

For whatever it is worth, from my experience collecting 1956 salesman samples, I have only seen cards from the first series used as samples.

If anyone has any salesman samples from any year that you'd be willing to sell or trade, please let me know.