The Official Post War Regional, Food, Snack and Beverage Thread

[Stonepony]

This is one on my collecting niches and and certainly one of my favorites. Cards inserted into food and beverage products really took off in the 1950s both at the local and National level. Off the beaten track for many, the likes of Stahl Meyer, Drakes, Royal Pudding, Johnston cookies etc. are glorious issues to some of us. I wanted start a thread dedicated to those great products and the baseball items that resulted. Our resident expert Brian Powell ( hi Brian) wrote a fantastic book - Never Cheaper By The Dozen- on these fantastic issues and has taught me a lot. First off, an incredibly scarce beverage issue from 1958. Let's see yours!!!
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[BLongley]

Fortunate to own one that survived the grease!

[midmo]

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/net54/1953-54BriggsMeatsCarlErskine.jpg

[commishbob]

1954 Wilson Meats Vern Stephens

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[commishbob]

Bobby Locke 1967 Seattle Popcorn card. These were stadium giveaways that came with a box of popcorn at Seattle's Sick Stadium.

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[FourStrikes]

1954 Wilson Meats Vern Stephens

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love the Wilson Meats cards...aside from having a type from the set, these are beautiful cards...perhaps if I'm motivated in the future, I'd seriously consider persuing more...

great set and pick-up!

[Rookiemonster]

Dave that Mays is amazing.

[Neal]

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[Stonepony]

2 of my all time favorite cards, Neal. Yours are beauties!

[Big Red Machine]

Here are a few from my 1968 Kahn's full strips of Cincinnati Reds players.


https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/phil0567/1968-kahns-full-strips/53314/1968-kahns-johnny-bench
https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/phil0567/1968-kahns-full-strips/53313/1968-kahns-tony-perez-red
https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/phil0567/1968-kahns-full-strips/53312/1968-kahns-tony-perez-yellow

[Peter_Spaeth]

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[Peter_Spaeth]

and

[commishbob]

Lousy scan but hey, it's my guy Billy Pierce! VG3 seems generous but I love this card. It was my first non-base card in my Pierce PC.

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[commishbob]

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[commishbob]

Last one...the beautiful Claudia Cardinale. I think this qualifies as a food issue as it has an oatmeal cookie recipe on the back. And yes, I collect cards of actresses I like.

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[David W]

Hand cut proofs from 1970 Kellogg's Cereal plus a misc 62 Topps Roebuck of some sort

[Peter_Spaeth]

If we're going to go to non sports here are a bunch from 1969 Victoria Chocolates.

[Bored5000]

If we're going to go to non sports here are a bunch from 1969 Victoria Chocolates.

I had never seen those cards before. Rubinstein looks as though he had seen better days, yet he lived another 13 years after the card was issued. LOL.

[Peter_Spaeth]

More.

[Rickyy]

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Ricky Y

[judgejules1]

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[MCoxon]

Sorry, can't find my images of my Koufaxes; but the Morrell Meats sets are particularly beautiful, full photo, nothing else on front of card. they also are postcard quality shots; some (maybe too many) have static shots in the LA Coliseum without particularly good landscaping, but overall they are a gorgeous set, especially when seen together

If they were a Topps set, I think they'd place awfully high on the thread for best Topps set of all times; they also have decent, stat-backs.

[Exhibitman]

Mom said not to play with my food but she didn't say nuttin' about playing with my food cards!

Lemme see, we get cookies and a card? Yeah baby!

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous5/websize/1952%20Mothers%20Cookies%20Connors%20PSA%203.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous5/websize/1952%20Mothers%20Gordon%201_1.JPG
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/frankleftyodoulcard/websize/1952%20Mothers%20OquDoul.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/frankleftyodoulcard/websize/1953%20Mothers%20Cookies%20OquDoul.jpg

Their pizza sucks giant elephant ass but the cards are nice:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/frankleftyodoulcard/websize/1976%20Shakeyqus%20West%20Coast%20Greats%20Lefty%2 0OquDoul.jpg

Sure wish I could still eat bread

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous5/websize/1958%20Bond%20Bread%20Cavaretta.jpg

Did someone mention Morrell?

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1960%20Morrell%20Koufax.jpg

Food or food-like substance?

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1954%20Dan-Dee%20Rosen.jpg

I'd so rather have an ice cream over a beer?

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1954%20Dixie%20Lids%20Rosen.jpg

If you let your kids drink this crap does it make you a bad parent?

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/matchbook%20Yoo-Hoo%20Berra.jpg

The greatest junk food of all time: Danish Go-Rounds. Man I used to love these:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/Kelloggs%20Danish%20Go%20Rounds%20box%20back.JPG
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous5/websize/1972%20Kelloggs%20ATG%2013%20Gehrig.jpg

[rats60]

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Huge Clemente. Very cool.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not sure this quite fits what the OP had in mind but

[hcv123]

Here are a few from my 1968 Kahn's full strips of Cincinnati Reds players.


https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/phil0567/1968-kahns-full-strips/53314/1968-kahns-johnny-bench
https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/phil0567/1968-kahns-full-strips/53313/1968-kahns-tony-perez-red
https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/phil0567/1968-kahns-full-strips/53312/1968-kahns-tony-perez-yellow

Thanks for sharing it!

[hcv123]

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[judgejules1]

:eek::eek::eek:
Thanks Howard!

[nolemmings]

Franks, oatmeal and milk.
https://photos.imageevent.com/imoverhere/postwar/large/57Swift_Robby.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/imoverhere/postwar/huge/53H-Ocampy.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/imoverhere/minnesotacards/volpeetal/large/62stangeapple_r.jpg

[commishbob]

I'd forgotten about my Swifts Meats Billy Pierce. These things are just odd.

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[seanofjapan]

In Japan the main card maker is Calbee, which distributes all its cards in bags of potato chips.

I'm currently working on the 1975-1976 set which has 1472 cards - distributed one per bag of chips back in the day so you can imagine how difficult it is to track these things down.

These are some of the Sadaharu Oh cards from the set.

[Jim65]

1963 Nassau County Boy Scouts Duke Snider

[Jim65]

1965 Dugan Bakery Casey Stengel

[Exhibitman]

Those Swift Meats cards have always creeped me out. Kind of figures that a meat packer would make cards of dismembered players.

[brian1961]

It did my heart good, Dave Berg, to read the gracious words you wrote about enjoying NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. I have heard so little from collectors who bought a copy, nor from auction houses and PSA's Joe Orlando who were sent complimentary copies. Funny, I sent a detailed note with Joe's, explaining why the cover cards were graded by SGC, AND NOT PSA!!!! What was the use? I still haven't heard from him in a year's time.

The fact it's an E-book on a CD was the only compromise, but that has turned out to be a major stumbling block to collectors who do not wish to put up with the hassle of inserting the disk into their disk drive, and reading it on their computer. Worse, the disk drive is also becoming a thing of the past, along with CDs. You can still order a disk drive for your computer, as an extra attachment.;) Oh well, I guess I did not think collectors would suffer well with Amazon's print-on-demand price of $95. The digital download version sold via Amazon for Kindle devices have shown steady sales.

Be that as it may, the niche of regional/food cards, coins, et al is a truly enjoyable, spirited, very competitive, and challenging pursuit for the "hard to get", and sometimes the impossible. Most of them are exotic conversation pieces, after you've first shown one to a fellow collector, and watched his face. Very telling.

David, your 1958 Hires Root Beer test issue Willie Mays is a tour de force---truly a regal Say Hey beauty. He looks so happy in the photo, a must with a great Willie Mays card.

Well, gotta go to work. Best regards, David, my fellow collecting warrior, and to all youse guys who have a special taste for the regionals. Thanks too, for initiating the thread.:D

------Brian Powell

[brian1961]

Those Swift Meats cards have always creeped me out. Kind of figures that a meat packer would make cards of dismembered players.

LOL---That was so funny, Adam. Well said.:D ---Brian Powell

[LuckyLarry]

I'm putting together the 1963 Post and Jello baseball sets, and have them together in a binder. It's a project I am loving! Quite a few holes in my binder but this page is complete:
Larry
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=542&pictureid=24474

[skil55voy]

Here are some of mine: 63 Jello Cash, 62 Ad from front of Post Cereal Colavito, 63 Sugardale Pedro Ramos and 3 50's Royal Desserts.

[Exhibitman]

I've always preferred the Hires sets without the tabs. I just like the look.

I don't know why but I really like the Canadian versions of the Post cards:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1962%20Post%20Canadian%20Maris.jpg

Perhaps just a cleaner graphics package.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneous4/websize/1962%20Post%20Koufax%20Mays%20Aaron.jpg

[whiteymet]

Lummis Peanut Butter with two different backs, Felins Franks, Dad's Cookies, Hires booklets 2 different cover, bottle toppers, Hires Fan Club card, Dixie Cup Lids, Wheaties showing Hartlands!! 1960 Post Cereal, etc.:

[Exhibitman]

What's that Koufax premium say? I can't make out the product.

[midmo]

What's that Koufax premium say? I can't make out the product.

+1. I've never seen that one before. TV Treat? Big Treat?

[Baseballcrazy62]

Really excited about this.

[Baseballcrazy62]

This one as well.

[dstudeba]

Those Mays with tabs are fantastic!

http://baseballcardresource.com/BaseballCardResource/img/55Hunters/55Hunters_Musial.jpg

[DeanH3]

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=813&pictureid=19158
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=813&pictureid=19398
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=813&pictureid=19207
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=813&pictureid=24377

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=1044&pictureid=24485

[brian1961]

I posted this photo last July on the still current Mickey Mantle thread. Figured since these are mostly regionals, it would fit the thread.;)

Many of these items in my case are among my prized regionals: a pair of 1962 JELL-O mint unfolded boxes, a pair of 1961 Bazooka panels, and an SGC 50 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. The latter's technical grade would easily cause one to woefully underestimate this magnificent beauty. For the centered Mantle aficionado, it is 50-50, 50-50 dead-centered, extremely unusual for a 54-55 Stahl-Meyer.

On top of the case is another 1960 Post Cereal Grape Nuts Flakes Mickey Mantle, the first one SGC ever graded. They were willing to give it a try, but knew it would be ever so close to the boundaries of its over-sized card holder. It JUST fit, and I must say looks awesome.

The 1966 Dexter Press Mickey Mantle was, according to fellow collector Keith Olbermann, only available at Yankee Stadium vendor stands. He personally saw them available there that wretched year. The original 1962 Salada Coins ad is not rare, but it is beautiful, and I highly prize it.

[Bored5000]

I posted this photo last July on the still current Mickey Mantle thread. Figured since these are mostly regionals, it would fit the thread.;)

Many of these items in my case are among my prized regionals: a pair of 1962 JELL-O mint unfolded boxes, a pair of 1961 Bazooka panels, and an SGC 50 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. The latter's technical grade would easily cause one to woefully underestimate this magnificent beauty. For the centered Mantle aficionado, it is 50-50, 50-50 dead-centered, extremely unusual for a 54-55 Stahl-Meyer.

On top of the case is another 1960 Post Cereal Grape Nuts Flakes Mickey Mantle, the first one SGC ever graded. They were willing to give it a try, but knew it would be ever so close to the boundaries of its over-sized card holder. It JUST fit, and I must say looks awesome.

The 1966 Dexter Press Mickey Mantle was, according to fellow collector Keith Olbermann, only available at Yankee Stadium vendor stands. He personally saw them available there that wretched year. The original 1962 Salada Coins ad is not rare, but it is beautiful, and I highly prize it.

Wow, that's a nice layout of Mantle items there, Brian. I am not a Mantle collector, so I had not seen that picture before. :)

[hcv123]

I posted this photo last July on the still current Mickey Mantle thread. Figured since these are mostly regionals, it would fit the thread.;)

Many of these items in my case are among my prized regionals: a pair of 1962 JELL-O mint unfolded boxes, a pair of 1961 Bazooka panels, and an SGC 50 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. The latter's technical grade would easily cause one to woefully underestimate this magnificent beauty. For the centered Mantle aficionado, it is 50-50, 50-50 dead-centered, extremely unusual for a 54-55 Stahl-Meyer.

On top of the case is another 1960 Post Cereal Grape Nuts Flakes Mickey Mantle, the first one SGC ever graded. They were willing to give it a try, but knew it would be ever so close to the boundaries of its over-sized card holder. It JUST fit, and I must say looks awesome.

The 1966 Dexter Press Mickey Mantle was, according to fellow collector Keith Olbermann, only available at Yankee Stadium vendor stands. He personally saw them available there that wretched year. The original 1962 Salada Coins ad is not rare, but it is beautiful, and I highly prize it.


Love to see a close up of the Stahl Meyer - that is one TOUGH card - add to that the condition it's in and make that near impossible!!

[brian1961]

Howard, the term "condition rarity" fits these beautiful gems to a T. There are some interesting stories in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, as to why some of the cards look pristine, while so many were damaged from the get-go, winding up looking like the inside of a goat's stomach. As for this '54 Stahl-Meyer, I was able to trace back the provenance to 1969, which was very gratifying---involving the collector-dealer I bought it from, the collector who sold his collection to the collector-dealer, and the story of how that collector got the card in a trade on a vacation trip to California in the summer of '69. Intriguing reading.

There's a super picture of my 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle that serves as the photo for chapter 3. Some time in the past 10 years, my son loaded up the photo on Net 54. As I faintly remember, it was to a thread involving cards you felt took your breath away. Perhaps if you're adroit in your searching, you'll find it. I tried, and failed! However, Howard, if you find it, you sure have my permission to load 'er up on this thread. It would fit this thread to a T as well.;)

Kind regards, my fellow collecting warrior. ---Brian Powell

[brian1961]

Wow, that's a nice layout of Mantle items there, Brian. I am not a Mantle collector, so I had not seen that picture before. :)

Thanks for the kind words, Eddie. Hope you are doing well, my friend.

My son and I work different shifts, so it's hard for us to get together. He helps me load up images on Net54, like the one you just commented on.

Anyway, you recall your terrific vintage racing thread? Well, I bought my first racing card, and would you believe, it's of one of the great drivers I commented on. It's a 1939 Churchman's Cigarettes of John Cobb, in PSA 7 condition. I watched for a long time, and deliberated whether I wanted to buy it. It really wasn't the price so much as I was setting a personal precedent in buying a racing card. With my interest in racing, it's strictly 1/43rd models, books, VHS tapes, and now DVDs. I did not need another expensive hobby!!! Ha!

Anyway, the poignant card of Mr. Cobb will go perfectly with my masterpiece 1/43rd scale model of one of Honest John's most famous cars---his 1935 Napier-Railton as he raced at Brooklands in 1935, when he broke the lap record at 143 mph. He is the gent I said who likened racing at Brooklands to standing at an open window of a very tall building----and seeing how far one could lean out without falling off!!!! So, I envision pairing my fairly rare factory-built model with the John Cobb cigarette card. The photo on the card appears to have been from the years he raced at glorious Brooklands. Your thread influenced me, and I thank you, friend.:D

My best to you Eddie---ALWAYS. Take care, my fellow collecting warrior. ---Brian Powell

[Bored5000]

Anyway, you recall your terrific vintage racing thread? Well, I bought my first racing card, and would you believe, it's of one of the great drivers I commented on. It's a 1939 Churchman's Cigarettes of John Cobb, in PSA 7 condition. I watched for a long time, and deliberated whether I wanted to buy it. It really wasn't the price so much as I was setting a personal precedent in buying a racing card. With my interest in racing, it's strictly 1/43rd models, books, VHS tapes, and now DVDs. I did not need another expensive hobby!!! Ha!



Oh, jeez. Now, I really feel guilty for not hooking you up with a sweet racing card at a nice price. ;) I was actually going to bump the vintage racing thread to laugh at an eBay listing, but the listing was ending shortly after I saw it. There was a PSA 10 1989-90 Wendell Scott card listed on eBay for $16,998.95. The same seller also had a PSA 9 of the same card available for just five grand.

The $16,998.95 price on the Wendell Scott card was by far the highest listing of any racing card on eBay. Considering that only a handful of racing cards sell for over $500, a dollar short of 17 grand was probably a bit optimistic. Seventeen grand for a Wendell Scott card would be the equivalent of about $85 billion for a T206 baseball Hall of Famer.

Seriously, though, congrats on the pickup.

I do want to bump the vintage racing thread soon, however. I have a book review and my excitement is building for the release of a cool, different racing book.

[brian1961]

Thanks, Eddie. I doubt anyone on Net54 even knows who John Cobb was, but I was pleased as punch to get the card once I finally decided to buy it. There was obviously not any demand for the card, but paired with my awesome model of his Napier-Railton, it will make all the difference.

Wow---- $17 K for a Wendell Scott card from the late 80s. Even if someone was going for the finest PSA set, that price reflects true lunacy (i.e. GREED). It would not be greed if the set was wildly popular, or if the driver was wildly popular to collect. Racing collectors don't go down that road, I feel, because after all, cards of the drivers are relatively few.

Since you are not into models of the great drivers, but prefer cards, I really was pleased for you when you landed that Marhoefer A. J. Foyt.

I gotta get to bed, after one more response I need to make.

Bye, buddy. ---- Brian Powell

[irv]

Some of my 62 Post CDN baseball cards and some of my, off the baseball topic, early 30's-40's Beehive Hockey cards.

[brian1961]

Hearty congratulations, Dale, on your immense cachet of Post Canadian, as well as your beloved Bee Hives. You presented them beautifully.

I only have a pair of graded Bee Hives, and an ungraded Turk Broda from the early 60s when Bee Hive offered some all-time greats to go with their current player line. I envision a boy redeeming a valuable Bee Hive label to send away for a premium of his father's boyhood hero. I might be wrong, but I doubt it. Then again, dads would regale their sons with enthralling stories of seeing their own favorites at Maple Leak Gardens, or hearing Foster Hewitt wax lyrical about an impossible play ingeniusly pulled off. His words would become emblazoned in the son's mind, thus creating a hero over the airwaves!

The pose of the great Turk moved me deeply; I absolutely love it, and will pay the PSA piper to get 'er graded.

Hey, bro, do you purchase your '52 Topps bb raw, and then submit, or graded, or both? Send a PM, if you prefer.

Again, well done, my fellow collecting warrior! ---Brian Powell

[CobbSpikedMe]

Posted these in the May pick up thread. Just picked them up to start the set. Do these count in this thread as they are dog food cards? I love the solid color backgrounds on these. Are the SPs really tough or no?

[Stonepony]

Love that set- have fun!!

[RedsFan1941]

those Kahn's are awesome

[irv]

Hearty congratulations, Dale, on your immense cachet of Post Canadian, as well as your beloved Bee Hives. You presented them beautifully.

I only have a pair of graded Bee Hives, and an ungraded Turk Broda from the early 60s when Bee Hive offered some all-time greats to go with their current player line. I envision a boy redeeming a valuable Bee Hive label to send away for a premium of his father's boyhood hero. I might be wrong, but I doubt it. Then again, dads would regale their sons with enthralling stories of seeing their own favorites at Maple Leak Gardens, or hearing Foster Hewitt wax lyrical about an impossible play ingeniusly pulled off. His words would become emblazoned in the son's mind, thus creating a hero over the airwaves!

The pose of the great Turk moved me deeply; I absolutely love it, and will pay the PSA piper to get 'er graded.

Hey, bro, do you purchase your '52 Topps bb raw, and then submit, or graded, or both? Send a PM, if you prefer.

Again, well done, my fellow collecting warrior! ---Brian Powell

Sorry for the late reply, Brian.

Great story, btw, and likely spot on with regards to the son's mind and being captured by the stories over the airwaves.

As far as my 52's go, I normally purchase raw but have purchased some already graded by all three of the big TPGs.

I have yet to send a card in to get graded and I don't know if that will happen anytime soon?
I would like to have my top cards, Mantle, Mays, Robinson and some of my better condition high number cards graded, but with the costs/exchange/shipping and the worry, it will be a while yet, if I ever do?

Thanks for the kind words! :)

[moeson]

I figured this would be a good thread to share this fun 1961 Post Cereal commercial featuring Bugs and Yosemite Sam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUuMuv7KaO4

[Stonepony]

Somewhat of a double post. The 1954 from REA completes the 3 year run. Shout out to my late father and Brian Powell...Regional issue warriors
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