Starting a 1951 Topps Baseball Set

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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

They are not separated, there is a rubber band in there . I don't think it has caused much of a problem for the red backs since it is at the perforation, but there are 4 or 6 Current or Connie Mack All Stars in there as well ( tall cards with red fronts), and on those the rubber band is around the cards themselves

Oh, ok, I see the rubberband now. Under low mag, it looked like a separation. I guess some oaf at the cellopack operation thought it would be a good idea to wrap a band around the panels for some reason. I have a set of panels - had to have them after completing the Reds and Blues back in the '80's, obsessive nutjob that i am, but always loved the otherwise ugly initial Topps sets because they stuck in my memory from childhood.