I was eight years old in 1963, and I recall the Fleer cards preceded the Topps set’s arrival by about a week, which would place their arrival at about March 15. Eight year old me thought they WERE the new Topps set. I had no idea the cards weren’t the “real” ones until the Topps cards showed up. I didn’t even find it suspicious that the Fleer cards came with cookies rather than bubble gum. Eight year olds, am I right?
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