1955 Orioles Zip Cards?

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Posted By: James Feagin

I came across some cards at a show last night which I am sure are uncatalogued. I have seen them on e-bay before, but would like your opinions? They are called "Zip" cards from the 1955 Orioles. They are little sepia square and feature each player on the team. Does this come from a company or regional issue, or are they home-made? The dealer was at a loss, but since I've seen them on e-bay before, maybe they had some distribution? Any help would be great.

James

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Posted By: fkw

Hi, here is the picture of one of the Zipcards (below). I dont know much about them myself, I have seen about 6-8 different, some with "54" and some with "55". Frank

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Posted By: James Feagin

Those are exactly the cards I saw. I can't for the life of me figure out what they are, where did you get those? They are still available to me for very cheap if I should so choose.

James

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Posted By: dan mckee

I have several of these as well, I can find out where they came from now that they will be cataloged. Dan.

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Posted By: dan

are these cards going to be listed in the next standard catalog?

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Posted By: jamie

i have a few from 54 and 55. it looks like there's 2 different variations from each year

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Posted By: dan mckee

NEAT! I don't have any of these. Any extras? dan

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Posted By: jamie

i just listed the lot on the bay- i was hoarding them as uncatalogued gems but you got me gunshy with all this talk of future listing. i wont list the link but you can do a search under zipcards to find them

i do have a few others like the smaller circle variety if youre interested- drop me an email and ill send you a list wassermj@yahoo.com

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Posted By: Bob Lemke

The Zip cards will NOT be in the 2006 Standard Catalog. While I have had bits and pieces of pictures and card numbers in my files for years, I have never had anything approaching a complete checklist for either type. My personal belief is that these are a collectors' issue that dates from sometime after the mid-1950s. If enough data becomes available, I would like to eventually list them.