Dan mabey 1961-1963 post baseball book interest?

[keepmeposted]

Hi Guys -- Dan Mabey Here. The following is an announcement and somewhat stupid question.

ANNOUNCEMENT: I have completed reconstruction of the Post cereal baseball card monographs covering the 1961 U.S., 1962 Canadian, and 1963 U.S. promotions. CARDBOARD, CRUNCH, MILK & SCISSORS - THE FINAL CUT on the 1961 set is 125 pages. POSTAGE DUE on the 1963 set is 84 pages. NORTHERN EXPOSURE on the 1962 Canadian set is 71 pages (including 23 color pages). I am getting ready to take the mats to a local print and graphics shop. I do not have a price estimate yet.

STUPID QUESTION: Can you give me a sense of how many copies I should produce? In other words, are you still inclined to purchase the books? I am NOT expecting a commitment, especially since you have no prices. I'm just trying to figure out how much of my hard earned/retirement cash I need to lay out to have the monographs printed and bound.

Yeah, it's a stupid question. But if you can, humor me. KEEP ME POSTED!

Dan

[NiceDocter]

For me it kind of depends on what is in these books thats NOT on the OldCardboard website. I don’t need to see pictures. I do need relative rarity figures and maybe recent price data as well as variation information and relative rarities. This would determine if it was worth buying as a reference. Personally I have no need or interest in a book about the history of the issues unless it directly impacts scarcity of a card or cards. Congratulations on your project…. please keep us posted on the price for the books or at least a range…$30? $75? $125? More? Thanks….. Rocky

[Leon]

Hi Dan
I am sure there will be some interest though it's outside of my collecting era, generally speaking.
If you haven't looked into the print on demand option, it might be something to consider. Good luck!

[rhettyeakley]

I would be interested.

[ocjack]

I'd also be interested.

[brianp-beme]

I have always had a sweet spot for the the 1961 to 1963 run of Post baseball cards. I would be intrigued by a couple of these, leaving the 1962 Canadian manuscript to verifiable card-carrying Canadians.

Brian

[nolemmings]

I would be interested in a copy. You might want to "post" this in the "post"-war forum as well.

[pingman59]

Sign me up for each book!

[millerjohn1108]

I'm interested
Larry
Thanks

[keepmeposted]

Hello Fellow POSTulates.

I'm happy to announce that books covering the 1961 and 1963 Post baseball U.S. promotion and 1962 Canadian Post baseball promotion are finally being reissued. The print shop estimates the job will be done on 7 November.

Based on the printer's price quote, I am estimating that the books will run $30-$50 each. Each will have a color plasticized cover and be bound in a plastic claw spiral. Cardboard, Crunch, Milk & Scissors (CCM&S) -- 1961 Post is 126 black and white (B&W) pages. Postage Due -- 1963 Post is 84 B&W pages. Northern Exposure -- 1962 Post Canadian is 23 color and 48 B&W pages.

Having lost all of the digital masters for the books in moving from South Carolina to California, I have re-created the monographs and actually made some minor additions. The books will be generated using paper mats and using a new print shop. The quoted price necessitates restricting CCM&S and Postage Due to twenty (20) copies. Due to the cost of color pages, Northern Exposure will be limited to ten (10) copies.

The foregoing announcement is simply a "heads up" to my valued and patient fellow Post baseball card friends. No need to respond, and I will be sending out a notice once the reprinted books are in my hands. In the interim, my only request is that you take time to vote in your local and general elections. Blessings to each of you and don't hesitate to KEEPMEPOSTED!

[marzoumanian]

As mentioned by Leon in an earlier post, do ask your printer about print on Demand options. The last thing you want is boxes of unsold books in your garage, gathering dust.
Peace and good luck!

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by keepmeposted

Hello Fellow POSTulates.

I'm happy to announce that books covering the 1961 and 1963 Post baseball U.S. promotion and 1962 Canadian Post baseball promotion are finally being reissued. The print shop estimates the job will be done on 7 November.

Yay!

In case you missed it, there's been a bit of recent discussion on Post cards in this thread:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=352733