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Ryan ChristoffAcebos are from 1949-50. They can be found with at least 7 different back variations. There are several collectors with complete sets.
The population, card by card, varies greatly within the set. From what I have noticed there are certain cards that must have been short-printed, or perhaps were only printed with 1 or 2 of the back variations, while others were triple or quadruple printed.
The 2 key cards are Ray Dandridge and Chuck Connors, both of which fall into the short-printed category. There are also many Negro Leaguers like Quincy Trouppe, Max Manning, Lennie Pearson, etc.
By American standards they'd be pretty rare, but by Cuban standards they're not particularly difficult, except for the short-printed ones. They are not common or easy, though.
What IS rare, by any standards, are the 8x10 photographic premiums. Each card can be found in an Acebo premium using the same image that is pictured on the card. As rare as those are, there is at least one complete set. I have only one example in my personal collection.
Hope this helps.
-Ryan