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Originally Posted by GeoPoto
Super Briggs two-card panel, Val. I'm curious what else you can tell us about it? Is that the end of a typical sheet before cutting? Or is it cut from a larger promotional piece?
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George, back in the early 1950's, Briggs and other meat companies (e.g., Esskay and Hunter) packaged their hot dogs in waxed cardboard boxes, one side of which had a 2-baseball-card panel. Most of the time, kids (and probably adult collectors as well) would cut the panel into 2 individual cards. Individual Briggs, Esskay and Hunter cards are somewhat scarce, whereas 2-card panels are extremely scarce. BTW, Mickey Vernon was my second most favorite Senator when I was a kid, and I'm thrilled to have this Briggs panel with him on it, which I'm fortunate to have gotten signed in person by both players back in the 1990's.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo. Also E222 A.W.H. Caramel cards of Revelle & Ryan.
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