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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

In 1948 LEAF initially printed their Boxing card set and their Football card set on WHITE cardboard stock.
At the end of that year and into 1949 Leaf switched to GRAY cardboard stock. They had additional press runs
on both of these sets using the GRAY stock. Leaf continued using the GRAY cardboard for their 1949 BB set
that was issued in early Spring of '49. And, the GRAY cardboard was also used for their 1949 Football set,
issued in the Fall of '49..

The Rocky Graziano only exists with WHITE cardboard since it was discontinued during the very 1st press run
early in 1948.

I have two complete sets of the Boxing issue....one with WHITE and one with GRAY cardboard. I wish they would
have printed only with the WHITE stock, as the pictures are much clearer than the cards with the GRAY stock.

TED Z