Legendary Auction Corn Flakes Set ??

[slidekellyslide]

So if the story is true then apparently Mohan Meakins (The maker of Champion Corn Flakes) used the SI poster shots along with the SI catalog numbers as cards on their box...which means they probably bootlegged the images without the players or MLB permission. I still want to see a box before I believe any of this though.

[CowboysGuide]

I'm familiar with the football issue of these cards. Not much is really known how they were distributed -inside boxes of Corn Flakes, or part of the box like the Post Cereal cards. The edges have perforation tabs as if they were attached to something. They were promotional items for the SI posters. That's why the #'s match their larger counter parts -the posters. They are a little smaller than a standard-size card and are blank-backed.

[CowboysGuide]

This is a blank front error that to me indicated that the cards preceeded the posters, because there was never an SI Lance Rentzel poster made.

[sreader3]

FWIW, I checked the federal trademark database and could not find any evidence of an attempt to register the mark "CHAMPION" in connection with corn flakes, cereal (except one infant cereal) or breakfast.

[CowboysGuide]

Originally Posted by sreader3

FWIW, I checked the federal trademark database and could not find any evidence of an attempt to register the mark "CHAMPION" in connection with corn flakes, cereal (except one infant cereal) or breakfast.

Perhaps "Champion" was used as a description of the players covered in the set(?). "All-Star" could be another term they could have used.

[dallen]

These posts were pointed out to me so I thought it appropriate to comment.
First some background...an old time collector saw our recent sale of the "Champion Corn Flakes" football cards and brought to the attention of a dealer that he had acquired a collection of these baseball subjects decades ago. The dealer contacted us after examining the cards and coming to the conclusion they were in fact original and appeared legitimate. I asked that these be sent in for us to review. Myself and two of my staff examined the cards and came to the same conclusion and discussed the find with Bob Lemke. The collection included the 52 cards offered along with a hand-full of duplicates. The blank-backed cards are on white blank-backed card stock that match the "Champion Corn Flake" football issue. We concluded they were a "Champion Corn Flake" issue based on their similarities to that set. Although one may question this designation they are most definitely not a thin poster stock printed on both sides as the promotional piece produced by Sports Illustrated. I would be happy to answer any additional questions anyone may have.

[dallen]

....at a minimum we will modify our description so bidders know why we used the "Champion Corn Flakes" designation. Before We do that we will see what else comes out of this discussion.

[slidekellyslide]

Okay, now how did the football set acquire the name "Champion Corn Flakes?"

[NATCARD]

It has been very interesting to hear the responses this thread has created. My response is they had glue 40 years ago and no one has come up with a Champion box or the fact any cereal box has a white interior panel. The digging continues.......

[bh3443]

Hi Jeff!
Great thread. It was nice to see Doug Allen chime in, too. Jeff, are you going to the local Net54 meeting in late Aug/early Sept? The guys are shooting for the Paparazzi's off the Mass Pike in Newton/Watertown. It would be AWESOME if you went!
As for this SI card set, it's a neat collectible, but can you call it a card based on the issues posted?
Jeff, I'll email you for my new cell # that kicks in on 8/1. Thank you!
Your friend,
Bill Hedin

Originally Posted by NATCARD

It has been very interesting to hear the responses this thread has created. My response is they had glue 40 years ago and no one has come up with a Champion box or the fact any cereal box has a white interior panel. The digging continues.......