1951 Topps Teams & All Stars

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

OK, I probably should not be allowed home alone with a scanner and time on my hands but I just noticed something.

Rob Lifson I believe, once auctioned a miscut 1951 Topps Connie Mack AS card of Ruth showing a yellow team card border, showing they were printed together. Well, I was going through my type cards today and I noticed the Connie Macks and undated Team Cards both have tannish backs, while the Major League All Stars and Dated Team cards (issued after the undated version per the ACC) have white backs.

Here is the Ruth miscut



Here are the Connie Mack and Dated Team Card backs-they are definitely not white despite the toning issues





And here are the Major League All Star and Undated Team Card Backs, which are white





This seems to indicate the Connie Mack All Stars were printed last, along with the dated Team Cards. Why then, are dated team cards seemingly printed earlier than the ML All Stars, which were supposedly last in the scheme of things? Do any of these come with the other backs? I only have my collection to go on at the moment.