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01-23-2009, 09:04 PM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisI will start this show with the favorite card in my set. <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/paige2.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-24-2009, 06:45 AM

Posted By: Dave HornishI quite like the Leaf's, despite their problems. My one and only... <img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p280/dsh46/hermanski.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-24-2009, 10:58 AM

Posted By: JDRUMA few of these have some writing on them. <img src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s172/hrbaker/49Leaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-24-2009, 02:22 PM

Posted By: marty qmy three fav's....... <img src="http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o297/mightyq117/1948leafj.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o297/mightyq117/1948leafruth.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o297/mightyq117/48joedyellow.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-24-2009, 03:25 PM

Posted By: Steve FA great set. Awful photo, sorry. <img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/oche16/Postwar%20baseball/48LeafWilliams-1.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-24-2009, 04:07 PM

Posted By: Jason LHere's my only one,...thus far. I got my sights set on a Musial... someday... <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1232841980.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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01-25-2009, 07:11 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisCheck out this one......and, mind you the back is a normal card. <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/willjohnson.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-25-2009, 08:25 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisHey guys....this is the 1st major (colorful) post-WWII BB set. So, let's see some cards. Perhaps, we can complete a "virtual" 101-card set on this thread with our scans ? <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/leafwagner.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-25-2009, 09:10 AM

Posted By: Anthony N.A reminder that the best information on this set can be found in Ted's article in issue #9 of Old Cardboard, Oct 06. Virtual set sounds great. Jumping around or in order? I think this is the next one that has yet to be shown <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf005%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> and a few color variations <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf007alt%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf026a%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/websize/LeafVicoVariations.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf086a%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-25-2009, 04:10 PM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisA very tough 2nd Series (Short-Print) card. Larry Doby's 1st major BB card. This was the last card that I acquired to complete my 101-card set. <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/leaflarrydoby.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-25-2009, 04:21 PM

Posted By: Anthony N.Doby was my second to last, definitely a tough card. For some reason I had a hard time finding Goodman. Since it seems the variations are often listed incorrectly on ebay, he's the 3 major variations Aberson short (scarcer) and long sleeve (more common) <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf136ss%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf136ls%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> Hermanski (common) and Hermansk (scarcer) <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf102b%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf102a%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> Peterson Red cap (scarcer) and black cap (more common) <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/LeafPetersonRH6.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/leafs/icons/Leaf042%20copy.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-25-2009, 05:29 PM

Posted By: Fred YTed-- I would love to contribute to this thread, but in WNY where I grew up I never can recall ever seeing Leaf cards for sale, hence to this day I have never had a single Leaf card in my collection! (presented only for the purpose of possible adding to Ted's accumulation of info on the history of '49 Leaf!)

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01-26-2009, 05:33 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisWestern NY state was one of the areas that the 1949 Leaf's were not distributed. I have heard the same from older collectors in the Carolina's and west of the Mississippi River. That's too bad that you did not have them in your area. Let me tell you....as kids, who collected these cards in the Spring of '49, we were fascinated by these cards. I was 10 years old, when I opened those Red, White & Blue Leaf packs and found a Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, or Ted Williams....I was in my glory. TED Z

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01-26-2009, 10:49 AM

Posted By: Fred YHey Ted--- Thanks for that confirmation--At least now I know I didn't just not remember seeing them! I used to trade w/ friends & cousins, etc. from the Buffalo area to the Southern Tier and never came across any Leaf at all or you would think I'd have picked up 1 or 2 along the way. Never found any in later yrs at yard sales in that area either--In fact I probably didn't know Leaf existed until I got back to the hobby in the '80's!

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01-26-2009, 03:59 PM

Posted By: JohnnyThese cards are so sweet, probably the most 'pop art' type of set ever made. The cards in this thread are sick, I might have to start putting together a set of this. I have always wanted the Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson and of course Paige but was so busy working on other sets never did, but now that I have pretty much finished the three I was working on I could start. Was the Ruth included in the set as a tribute after his death, or marketing purposes ?

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01-26-2009, 05:49 PM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis1949 Bowman and 1949 Leaf wrappers <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/bowmanleaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-27-2009, 12:50 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisVery tough 2nd Series card <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/adamsleaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-27-2009, 05:30 AM

Posted By: Steve FNice wrappers. Wondering., Were all the subjects in the Leaf series selected as Allstars at one time in their careers? <img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/oche16/Postwar%20baseball/48jd.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-27-2009, 01:06 PM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisThere are 14 HOFers in the 1st Series and 6 HOFers in the 2nd Series. Also there are 66 established All-Star game veterans of that era and players from the 1948 World Series. The remaining 12 cards depict local players from the Cubs or the White Sox (Leaf Gum was based in Chicago). TED Z

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01-27-2009, 07:21 PM

Posted By: Tim<img src="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/abravefan11/Braves%20Rookie%20Cards/Spahn48Leaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/abravefan11/Braves%20NL%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year/Dark49Leaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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01-28-2009, 07:44 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisScan of 1st Series uncut 49-card sheet....also, showing skip-numbered backs <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/array49leaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-30-2009, 06:35 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisColor variations....the 2nd Ted Williams is actually a purple color that my scan does not show. <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/aleaftwmusial.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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01-30-2009, 12:35 PM

Posted By: Steve F Ted, Ya think it's due to the much deeper blue in the second Williams?

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01-30-2009, 08:06 PM

Posted By: Bob ManningThe only SPs in my collection: <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1233374381.GIF" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1233374348.GIF" alt="[linked image]"> And three guys with the same plan: <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1233374634.GIF" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1233374518.GIF" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1233374404.GIF" alt="[linked image]">

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01-30-2009, 08:09 PM

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01-31-2009, 09:52 AM

Posted By: Trevor HockingThanks for showing all the great cards. I just started this set about a year ago and now I am hooked!!! The reason I started is because I had this card. <img src="http://www.sgccardregistry.com/cards/us107260.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> Man was I mistaken in thinking it would be all down hill from there. I do love the chase though and this set will keep me running for sometime. Trevor Edit: Spelling <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">

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02-01-2009, 05:09 PM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisOne of the all-time great BB sets for color printing errors...... <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/abmizellplatt.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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02-02-2009, 07:22 PM

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/abcleaf.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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02-02-2009, 09:04 PM

Posted By: boxingcardmanTheir QC was for crap. Some of my favorites are on my printing freaks page (gotta love Spahn with a ghost back): <a href="http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/freaksandgeeks" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/freaksandgeeks</a> Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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02-03-2009, 07:04 AM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisA very tough 2nd Series card (SP) of Reiser. His bat looks as if it is going to pop right out of this card. <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/areiser.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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02-08-2009, 01:33 PM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisA really scarce Single Print card of Whitey Kurowski <img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/kurow.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z

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02-24-2009, 03:04 PM

Posted By: Ted ZanidakisAnother "big bat" Leaf card...... <img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/sgordon.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> TED Z