Truly scarce postwar cards

[raulus]

Here’s another fun one. PSA Pop 3.

For the uninitiated, the numbered version was a test, and never actually issued on boxes. The unnumbered version is pretty ubiquitous.

[ALBB]

Bazooka Mays

In addition the unnumbered version..is found everywhere

[Marckus99]

This, over any others….all day, everyday.

[paul]

Originally Posted by raulus

Here’s another fun one. PSA Pop 3.

For the uninitiated, the numbered version was a test, and never actually issued on boxes. The unnumbered version is pretty ubiquitous.

Is the 1971 numbered Bazooka Mays particularly scarce within the numbered set? I know the numbered cards are tough, but I never thought they'd have a population of only 3 each. I have about twenty of the numbered cards (but no Mays).

[raulus]

Originally Posted by paul

Is the 1971 numbered Bazooka Mays particularly scarce within the numbered set? I know the numbered cards are tough, but I never thought they'd have a population of only 3 each. I have about twenty of the numbered cards (but no Mays).

They are all pretty scarce, but Mays seems to be extra scarce. Pop 3 is also a bit of a misdirect, because there are also 4 complete panels with Mays.

[71buc]

1971 Pirate Team Issued Autograph card Bruce Kison. It’s not listed as part of the set in PSA. There is one on eBay at the moment. It’s the only one I’ve seen other than the one I have in my collection. The 1958 Clemente Team issue is scarce. The 1971 Pirates action photos are pretty tough as well especially in nice condition due to the paper stock

[Zach Wheat]

When International Bakery was experimenting with their initial baseball issue which we now know as the 1975 Hostess Twinkies set, they experimented with different back colors including black ink and brown ink on the back. The Twinkies set differs from the normal "Hostess" set as it has black bars along the top and bottom of the card.

International Bakery's printer was out of Pittsburgh. They printed some test sheets in other colors as well including yellow, red and pink. The sheets were thrown away in the dumpster and an employee went dumpster diving after work. The sheets were recovered and were sold to a dealer. The dealer cut up and sold a number of the brown bar Hostess Twinkie cards on the open market. Most of the brown bar Hostess Twinkies you see on the market come from these sheets.

1975 Hostess Twinkies is a limited set and considered more rare than the 1975 Hostess set. The 1975 Hostess Twinkie Brown Bar variations are even more rare than the Black Bar variations, which are perhaps 1/4 more rare than the black bar variations.

To date I have never seen any of the other color - but I am told they exist. Maybe a Yount rookie in 1975 Hostess Twinkie red back variation will pop up some day. Or maybe a Ryan.....we might never know. But I am told they exist.....

[Exhibitman]

I like the Goldmine Fox. I will chime in with a few:

1948 and 1949 Sommer & Kaufmann




A card sized scorecard issued in 1982 in South Korea to commemorate a tour by Aaron, Ernie Banks and a few others to celebrate the opening of SK's first professional league.



All of these are just about impossible Jackie Robinson cards:



1950 Sylvan Sweets mail response card




1950-ish publicity mail response card



1955 All American Sports Club premium



Very tough regional Koufaxes:





It took me years to get examples of these:




1964 Penafiel (Mexico) Gehrig:



1950s Coney Island Arcade Gehrig:



This one is unique:

[JollyElm]

Shown this a few times around these parts, but besides the ones I have, I still haven't seen another one (and when I finally do, it'll spiral me into a nasty,
all-encompassing depression...and I thank you in advance for your kind words of encouragement in the event that does happen)...

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