Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisZach
As a kid, who started collecting BB cards in 1947, believe me, those
"minor" Topps issues you refer to where not too popular back then. Mostly,
because these cards (whatever) were not even available in most stores.
And, in talking with other veteran collectors, most didn't see these either.
The Leafs and the Bowmans were the popular BB, FB, and Boxing cards in
the 1948 - 52 years. When we first saw the 1952 Topps cards, in the
Spring of '52, we were really excited and we could not get enough nickles
to buy the '52T packs. And, the means for getting "enough nickles" those
days were going around the neighborhood and collecting as many large
soda-pop bottles as we could find, and exchange them at the local grocery
store for 5 cents a bottle.