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[Roland 49]

Fósforos Los Peloteros, Angel Scull

[Roland 49]

Babe Ruth in La Habana 1920

[Roland 49]

Mejoral 1950-51 Habana, Almendares y Marianao

[Roland 49]

El Figaro 1900, cuban baseball

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Roland 49

Babe Ruth in La Habana 1920

Hi Roland
Thanks for continuing to share your fantastic cards. Can you tell anymore about this Ruth one, you've shown? Thanks again!
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[Roland 49]

Drogueria Sarra, Musial, Kiner and Ruth

[Scocs]

Roland,

You had earlier posted a picture of an 1949 Acebo Premium with the following comment

Now I am sending you from the Newton Estape 1949 collection the # 59 of Quincy Trouppe, it appears in Volume 2 of my Cuban printed catalogs, I have several things that I will send you later, when you see the photo you will let us know, this collection is of 111 photos measure 8 x 10 inches.

I was curious how these Premiums were distributed if the smaller cards were distributed in boxes of matches. How did one get a beautiful 8 x 10 photo?

[Roland 49]

Newton Stape was a photography company, and they photographed the players of the professional teams. I think these 8x10 photos were given to clients who visited the studio to have their photographs taken. In the case of the Acebo Matches, I think they paid Newton Stape for the rights to print that collection for your matchboxes.

[Scocs]

Thank you for the response, Rolando.

Quick question though: These premiums are numbered out of 111 (the Trouppe card for instance is #59). You don’t think that in 1949-50, Acebo had an offer whereby customers could redeem a certain number of coupons, matchbooks, or cards in order to receive one of the 8x10 photo premiums from either Acebo or Newton Estape?

Quicker follow-up: should these premiums be regarded then as baseball card premiums or merely baseball photos?