Father & Son Shoes cards- 1939

[dlfallen]

Great cards! I have always liked cards that show the outfield billboards. I had never heard of these cards.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Cool cards Leon. Are the backs blank? If not, do you have scans of them by chance? I must admit, I've never heard of these ones before.

Thanks,

AndyH

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Cool cards Leon. Are the backs blank? If not, do you have scans of them by chance? I must admit, I've never heard of these ones before.

Thanks,

AndyH

Jon- That is an awesome ad. Thanks for sharing!!

Andy- the backs are blank and these cards are a very different size than most cards, 3 x 4.

I am already pleasantly surprised at the responses. Maybe I shouldn't second guess our members.

[Wite3]

Here is what I know about these cards. I have only seen 17 total but I believe there might be 18 or 20, evenly split between the A's and Phillies. They are not always blank backed. I have seen a few examples of an ad stamp on back. My only one is the Merrill May below. Really have only seen a handful in the last 20 years. A member here did have an opportunity to buy some not too long ago if i recall but not sure it ever happened.

Joshua (never count out the members!)

[oldcardboard]

Yes 17 known subjects to date. Most are blank back, some stamped as stated above. Cool set distributed in Philadelphia area in 1939 by Father & Sons Shoes stores.

[Bored5000]

I never knew that there was a Father and Son ad on some of the backs. Being a Phillies fan and living in the general Philadelphia area, I was at least somewhat familiar with this set. I have always been intrigued by the oddball, rare Philadelphia sets like Father and Son, Lummis Peanut Butter and Felin's Franks.

[ValKehl]

My lone example has a blank back - please ignore the 2 Schapira Bros. cards in the pic.

[Leon]

There aren't too many Father and Son threads so I am pulling up a 10 yrs old one. I was happy to just pick up this ad back from a board member. Would love to see, or know of, the ads on others.

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I never knew that there was a Father and Son ad on some of the backs. Being a Phillies fan and living in the general Philadelphia area, I was at least somewhat familiar with this set. I have always been intrigued by the oddball, rare Philadelphia sets like Father and Son, Lummis Peanut Butter and Felin's Franks.