Counterfeit Fro-joy

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Posted By: Dr.Richard Koos

Most black and whites have been HEAVILY knocked off through the years. The largest production of B & W and Minor League counterfeit cards occurred ca. 1982 to 1985 by a printer within a 30 mile radius of NYC. He was responsible for AT LEAST all of the following:

The countless 1947 Bond cards on a thin two or three ply stiff, square, SEPIA, cross-hatched stock instead of the original 20+ ply, slightly rounded corner, WHITE stock. mostly just the stars were booted (Ted, Jackie, and Stan "the Man" most notably).
The countless blank back exhibit cards of (you've got it) JUST the stars: Mantle, Spahn, Ford, Ted, Stan, etc., which ridiculous as it seems, are printed on THE SAME STOCK AS THE COUNTERFEIT 1947 CARDS!!!
The countless Ruth Fro-Joys.
The countless minor league cards of Boggs, Ripken, and Gwynn from the 1981 offering! Offered to area dealers in 800 count boxes in the early 80s even though only 3000 of each minor league team set were supposed to have been printed!!
The 1983 Tidewater Tides Green bordered/blank back card and the 1982 Gooden Blue background card that surfaced, offered quietly to NY area dealers ca. 1985, also carried in 800 AND 3200!!!! count boxes!
Warehouse finds supposedly! Warehouse finds thats numbers exceed reported print runs by a factor of up to 1000???