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RedHe is also on the 1951 Topps team card. He was one of the top heavyweight stars of the era so like Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle he was able to shop himself around for better endorsement deals. Bowman kept him away from Topps in the early years and then he probably made good money with Rawlings for a while. Topps probably came up with a good deal for him then in 1958. You can probably get the whole story here. http://www.stan-the-man.com/