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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb
Some of the same images were used in multiple photo packs of the era. Just because one came with the rest of the 1961/1962 Yankees pack doesn’t mean that the same image could not have been part of a 1950’s pack as well.
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That's true. The same Mantle image was used in Jay's Publishing photo packs from 1957 to 1960, albeit with slightly different croppings. And, the Mantle photo used in the 1956 and 1957 Jay's photo packs were the same (I've never seen a Jay's photo pack from 1955).
However, the differences between the 1961/1962 Sports Service photo and the Jay's photos pretty much guarantee that the Sports Service photo was not used in any photo pack from the 1950s. I've attached a scan of the Sports Service photo along side the 1956 Jay's photo. The first thing you notice is the size difference. The next is the different font. The third difference is that in the Jay's photo packs from 1956 to 1960, all of the photos are head shots. For every player. Jay's did not start using partial/full body shots until 1961. Lastly, although you can't see it, there is a difference in the paper stock. The Jay's photo is a little bit sturdier than the Sports Service. So, based on all these differences, I don't believe the Sports Service photo was used in any Jay's photo packs in the '50s.
Also note that the Jay's photos in 1956 and 1957 only include "Yankees" on the photo and not "New York Yankees" as do the Jay's photos from 1958 to 1965. This is contrary to what many believe and this would be the only similarity with the Sports Service photo.