1949 LEAF BB set re-visited....show us your cards

[Ken Morganti]

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Hope this works...
It's a beat up version of one of my favorites in my set.

[RedsFan1941]

again ... grading companies not alone on this nor were they the first. i know you know this.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Ken Morganti

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Hope this works...
It's a beat up version of one of my favorites in my set.

Hi Ken

It's a very tough card, no matter it's condition. Thanks for posting it.


Here's the Hermansk in my set....not too much better.






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[tedzan]

….or, show us your 1949 LEAF Premiums.







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[tedzan]

….or, show us your 1949 LEAF Premiums.


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[tedzan]

In early press runs Kent Peterson is depicted with a black cap. Later issues of 1st series cards Kent Peterson is depicted with a Red cap.
My guess is LEAF changed the color of his cap to be consistent with the 3 other Cincinnati players in the 1st series. The Red cap version
is much tougher to find.






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[leaflover]

Of all the sets out there to collect, the Leafs are my favorite. Scanned are 2 of my recent pick-ups.

[leaflover]

Williams didn't show in the previous post.

[Leon]

Sorry to bump on old thread but this caught my eye as I was rabbit holing something. How does a card get this rounded of corners and not have creases? Pretty nice centering too.

Great thread, btw.

Originally Posted by Ken Morganti

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Hope this works...
It's a beat up version of one of my favorites in my set.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sorry to bump on old thread but this caught my eye as I was rabbit holing something. How does a card get this rounded of corners and not have creases? Pretty nice centering too.

Great thread, btw.

Hi Leon..... " How does a card get this rounded of corners and not have creases? "

Not unusual. When we were not flipping these LEAF's in 1949, we were "scaling" them (from a distance of about 6 feet, or so) towards the front stoop of our homes.
The guy whose card was the closest to the 1st step of the stoop won all the cards piled upon the pavement. If you should get a "leaner", you won twice the number
cards piled upon the pavement. And, if someone knocked down your leaner with his toss, he tripled the win. Typically, anywhere from 2 to 6 guys would participate
in this game. It was a very popular sport among us 10 year old kids in the late 1940's to early 1950's.
So these thick cardboard LEAF cards did not easily crease, but their corners sure became quite worn. Here are 4 examples from my original (70 year-old) collection.
Note, no creases but quite worn corners. I have many more of these "rounded -cornered" cards. However, they are hidden away in my "mysterious archives", which
I cannot find.




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