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Originally Posted by tedzan
Several of us ole "dinosaurs" in the hobby, who collected 1952 Topps as kids in 1952, have compared notes over the years on all that is 1952 Topps.
Most of us have put together "master sets". I need a few more GRAY's to complete my set. Also, I should add that I have all of my 1952 Topps cards from my youth.
Anyhow, everyone of us dinosaurs recall very well that none of these GRAY's were available in '52. There are enough of us that we represent various regions of the country, so it can't be said that the GRAY's were limited to a specific regions in this country.
One of the well-known veteran collectors in the hobby, John Rumierz, has done some research and he says this series of 60 BB cards were issued with products other than Topps gum. This is obvious, since there is no gloss on the front of these GRAY's (as is found on the regular 1952 Topps BB cards). John R. thinks that the GRAY's were issued circa 1953-54.
TED Z
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Ted - Thanks once again for dispensing hobby history enlightenment. I also admit to dinosaur status, but I'm closer to a pteranodon than T-Rex because I never could find Topps cards in 1952. Found plenty of Bowman and even '51 Redbacks and All Stars, but for some reason the 1952 set seemed to be sparsely distributed in my small town. Maybe the Mom/Pop's hid them on the back shelves when they saw me coming in with a jar of pennies.