good question
I've been trying to find info on these for a long time. They were issued in the UK with Boxing News (as a sendaway?). A renowned collector in the UK says they were reproduced, referring to the more glossy looking versions. I've seen up to card #108 and the higher the number, the more recent the fighter (up to mid-60s fighters), and higher number cards are not found in non-glossy versions. So my theory is that they were like Exhibits - issued and re-issued in increasingly expanded runs beginning in the 50s and running through the 60s when they were being issued as newer glossy looking cards.
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