1953 Topps Fighting Marines

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Originally Posted by toppcat

FM retail box and five cent pack were Copyright 1951 (penny pack is undated) and is included in the 1953 ACC published in Feb. 1953. I think it actually was released very early in 1952 but it may be it came out in late '51. It's not a 1953 set based on that.

Looking at the Korean War cards in it, that would support an earlier-than-1953 release date as well. They don't mention anything after Chosin Reservoir, which wrapped up in mid-December 1950. My guess is the cards were in production during the UN offensives (and subsequent Chinese counteroffensive) in 1951, so those didn't make it into the set.