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Andy BaranMy understanding is that they were issued in small packs of cards. They were not issued with any tobacco or candy products. Also, they were issued in PUERTO RICO, not Cuba as mentioned in an earlier post. Also, they are cards, not stickers. There was an album issued with them, but you had to GLUE them into the album yourself. There was never any adhesive issued with the cards. There are lots of latin american cards incorrectly labelled as stickers in the price guides.
For what it is worth, I believe that Gibson was issued for the sole reason that collectors in Puerto Rico wanted a card of him. Surely the producers of the set knew that it had been a number of years since he played on the island, and that he had passed away several years before the cards were issued. There are 2 earlier Toleteros sets, and neither of them have a Gibson card.
I personally do not have interest in the Gibson card (at least not at today's prices) due to it's timing, but I completely understand why so many collectors want one, and why they are willing to pay high prices for them.