Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisI have "tons" of stories to tell regarding this set. I have been studying it for 27 years now. And, I hope I don't bore people
with all my stories on it.
When I recovered all my childhood cards (1947 - 1952) in 1977, I thought I had this 1949 set complete with 49 cards. In 1979,
the Sports Ameriacana Checklist was published by Dennis Eckes (forerunner to the Beckett Price Guide). And, I was stunned to
find out that I only had half of the cards in this set.
In 1981, I went to a big BB card show in the NJ meadowlands; and, ran into Rick Starks and Jim Johnson (dealers from Erie, PA).
At their table was a 1949 Leaf Satchell Paige (the very one I show in my initial post here) and 6 other scarce 2nd series cards.
They wanted $200 for Paige and $25 apiece for the other 6 cards.. I was down to my last $100 at that point....but, still had
some cards to trade. So, Rick (a great guy) said he would take my 1954 Topps Ted Williams (#250), my 1969 Reggie Jackson
rookie, and a couple of lesser star cards and $100 for these 7 Leaf cards. It was a deal....one of the best I have ever made in
this hobby.
TED Z