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Fred,
You're right about the player on the bottom right being Butch Hobson. I believe these are a team issue. I recall them being in abundance around the Red Sox PR office when I visited frequently in the 70s. They were sent out to fans requesting photos and/or autographs. Can't confirm whether they were ever used in a McDonald's promotion, but I'm sure they originated with the Sox.
B.ob Ric.hard.son

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Hi All:
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I need some help with this. I have what I thought were 1978 McDonald Red Sox cards. See below. Or so it appears in my old 2011 SCD Standard Catalog of Vintage Cards.

However when I search on ebay another different looking item comes up. See:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-McDonal...8BPlQjESrGdfLA

and

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-McDonal...fZHcw6NawnUxXA

To further confuse me my Catalog says there are 6 cards in the set but I have 8 different with Burleson and one other player I don't know off the top of my head ( Hobson? ). Bottom right in the photo below.

Then I find this which shows a 1976 set but with a few different photos than mine

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewSet...cDonald's-
Boston-Red-Sox-Postcards-

And finally, in my research I think I saw some of the cards I have with facsimile autographs without the autographs and/or vica versa.

Can anyone shed light on this set(s)?

Thanks,

Fred