If the catalog listing for these is to be believed, the 1949 20 card All Stars Photo Pack blank-back set came in a red, black and white paper envelope. The method of distribution of the 1954 set is speculative, but it is thought they were sold in photo packs at concession stands. There are 24 in the 1954 set, so they may have been sold in two packs of 12 rather than as a whole set at once. The method of distribution and the possibility that you couldn't buy a set in a single pack would make them rarer. Plus the 1954 set has Mantle and Mays which makes them more desirable.
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