Polar Bear
The last major BB card issues to have Stan Musial in them were the 1952 and 1953 Bowmans. It was my understanding that Stan did
not sign with Topps in 1952 or 1953 since he had a contract with Bowman. And he was under contract with Wheaties in 1951 & 1952.
In 1954, Sy Berger (Topps biggie) signed Ted Williams (Berger was a huge Ted W. fan). Somehow, I feel that herein lies a connection
why Topps did not portray Musial in their 1954 - 1958 sets. Finally, Topps included Musial in their 1958 (late) series of All-Star cards.
Furthermore, consider the following pattern of Bowman issues......
1948......Musial
1949......Musial
1950......Ted Williams
1952......Ted Williams
1952......Musial
1953......Musial
1954......Ted Williams....but, Topps forced Bowman to discontinue their Ted Williams card (#66).
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