Dating a rare type set via online newspaper archives, World Champion Cardinals
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Hi folks, its been a while since I've made one of these identification/fun sort of posts. But today I'd like to share my discovery dating the cardinals world champion set.
Before, many people have thought the issue was 1965. Well I just found an article from Nov 5th 1964 stating them as being available starting Nov 15th 1964. Thus making them a 1964 Issue. Exhausted quite literally every online newspaper source looking for some sort of breakthrough and finally I got lucky. Hoping with this info I can get Sgc to slab them as I think they would like great. Or any other tpg for you all if interested. Not too crazy of a discovery but cool enough I thought it would be fun to share. Hopefully I have inspired some of you all to try newspaper searching for info on your rare releases. Also a scan of Red for your viewing pleasure, please share yours. |
Congrats Lucas. Fantastic find!
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Great detective work! Congrats on finding that bit of info that definitively dates these and brings this set to life!
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Very cool. It's interesting that they would include Musial and Schoendienst (who were not players on the 1964 championship team....Musial was in the front office and Red was, I believe, a coach who became manager after the Series was over) as well as James and Maxvill (who were reserves) but not Gibson, Brock, Groat, McCarver, Flood, Javier, etc.
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Thanks Lucas. Great information. I have all six cards and will snip the article you posted and keep it with the set. Around that same time just weeks after the '64 World Series victory, Bill White and Ken Boyer appeared at a department store near my home. They were giving away free signed 8x10 black and white photos so perhaps they had personal appearance clauses with photo rights in their contracts. As far as Musial, you'll recall he was made an honorary Cub Scout during the pregame ceremonies at his final game on 9/29/63. He was given a scout neckerchief which he wore during the ceremony and during his car ride around the stadium. That might explain his inclusion in the set even a year later.
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Cool thread - would love to see the others cards .
Boy scouts is a nonprofit Organization perhaps the players involved volunteered |
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Nice - they are all very well done
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