1949 LEAF seldom seen HOFers Premiums....show us your's

[tedzan]

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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[glchen]

Here's a Gehrig w/ a back stamp, and another Ruth.

[Jacklitsch]

Mine:

[tedzan]

Gary

Great looking Gehrig.


Steve

Great looking Matty.


Thanks for displaying these Leaf Premiums.

Hey guys....let's see if we can display all 11 of these Premiums.....only 7 more to go.


TED Z
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[Leon]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Gary

Great looking Gehrig.


Steve

Great looking Matty.


Thanks for displaying these Leaf Premiums.

Hey guys....let's see if we can display all 11 of these Premiums.....only 7 more to go.


TED Z
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Thanks again for sharing, Ted. You are a great board member and it's appreciated.

These are fine looking premiums. I always wonder how the "commemorative" aspect of these later vintage sets affect their value?

[PolarBear]

Neat. I didn't know Leaf premiums existed.

[SMPEP]

One of the regular dealers at Frank & Shows (an LA show every saturday) once bragged to me (in 2008) about how he had just sold this complete set for $550. $50 each! Needless to say, it wasn't to me or there would be pictures.

Cheers,
Patrick

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

One of the regular dealers at Frank & Shows (an LA show every saturday) once bragged to me (in 2008) about how he had just sold this complete set for $550. $50 each! Needless to say, it wasn't to me or there would be pictures.

Cheers,
Patrick

Just saw this thread. I just purchased a Gehrig PSA 3 for my dad. Is the Population of this card PSA graded only 8? Like 8 total? How is it that rare yet sells for so little?

No demand?

[glchen]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

Just saw this thread. I just purchased a Gehrig PSA 3 for my dad. Is the Population of this card PSA graded only 8? Like 8 total? How is it that rare yet sells for so little?

No demand?

Post playing days, and these premiums aren't widely collected.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

Just saw this thread. I just purchased a Gehrig PSA 3 for my dad. Is the Population of this card PSA graded only 8? Like 8 total? How is it that rare yet sells for so little?

No demand?

Two factors come to mind: (1) not many collectors are even aware of this set's existence; and (2) the cards of the players in the premiums set were not issued contemporaneously with these players' careers.

Happy collecting,

Larry

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Two factors come to mind: (1) not many collectors are even aware of this set's existence; and (2) the cards of the players in the premiums set were not issued contemporaneously with these players' careers.

Happy collecting,

Larry

Thanks for the help guys!

[Snapolit1]

Love them. Not good at photos but have all but the rare Grover Cleveland Alexander. Have a dup Mickey Cochrane (PSA 3) and John McGraw (PSA 2) that I'd be happy to unload. $325 for the pair, which is less than I bought them for. Let me know.