Interesting stuff, gentlemen.
Scott, I've been saying for years that the separation between the Salutations and the 1947-66 "sets" is inaccurate but I cannot seem to convince the SCD people of that. Here's more proof, a baseball-boxing header with a Passeau Salutation and a Musial:
Uncut sheet with a Salutations Williams right next to a Colavito Detroit [he was traded from Cleveland after the 1959 season]:
I noticed in the 1949 catalog that the World Champs and Prizefighters cards are mock-ups but the HOF and baseball cards are actual card images. Wonder why?
Here are the cover and an interior page of a 1955 catalog:
Note they were still selling football cards in 1955.