1949 LEAF Premiums (ACC R401-4) set of 9 major HOFers actually comprises of eleven 5 1/2" x 7 1/4" cards. The LEAF Premiums were inserted in the bottom of a 24-count
waxpack box. The Premium was usually given to the lucky kid that purchased the last 5-cent packs of LEAF BB cards in the box.
Key cards in the 1949 LEAF BB set of 98 cards.
1st series of LEAF's (49 cards) issued in Spring of 1949 ....................... 2nd (scarce) series of LEAF's (49 cards) issued in the Summer of 1949
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Premiums Checklist
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Mickey Cochrane
Lou Gehrig
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
John McGraw
Babe Ruth (light background, no text)
Babe Ruth (blue background, no text)
Babe Ruth (dark background, text)
Ed Walsh
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OK guys......let's see some more of these 1949 LEAF Premiums.
TED Z
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