Thats how the cookie crumbles

[KCRfan1]

That's a great story! It seems like just about any product that could be marketed to kids, involved baseball and cards of some sort. Hotdogs, ice cream, cake, cookies, candy...it must have been fun to grow up in the mid to late 50's and early 60's! Being born in 64, all I remember is opening packs and getting disgusting Topps gum. That awful taste still lingers in my mouth.

[ALR-bishop]

Lou-- you were not supposed to chew the gum, it was just to ad aroma to the cards...and sometimes residue. I like cards with gum stains. Gives them character

[PM770]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Lou-- you were not supposed to chew the gum, it was just to ad aroma to the cards...and sometimes residue. I like cards with gum stains. Gives them character

A Big +1. Every set should contain a certain number of cards with gum and wax stains.

[JTysver]

Lou-- you were not supposed to chew the gum, it was just to ad aroma to the cards...and sometimes residue. I like cards with gum stains. Gives them character

Correct.
The Gum was for putting in your sisters hair.

[frankh8147]

Thanks for sharing! In the late 90's I won a pack of 1983 Topps as a door prize at a show. At the time, the 83' Gwynn was a hot card, I think it booked around $80. Long story short - I pulled the Gwynn and was so excited my brain apparently stopped working and popped the piece of gum into my mouth..now that was a nasty piece piece of gum!! All-in-all though, it was still a good day!

[Beatles Guy]

Anybody know of any unopened '63 Fleers that still exist? I'd like to see one and how they were packaged.

[ALR-bishop]

Duplicate post

[ALR-bishop]

The cookie is flat, more like a fat cracker

[Beatles Guy]

Thanks for the pics. I thought the pack would look a little wonky but it looks rather normal with the flat "cookie". Guess I was thinking "Double Stuff"