Red Heart dog food baseball cards 1955

[todeen]

Originally Posted by SPARK929

In all my years I have never seen these cards advertised and I'm curious as to if there is anything on back. There are three sets of them sent for by mail and I doubt if any came with the can of dog food. Don't know how that can be. It looks like a great set. 1955-- Have the ad and like a card to go with it.
Can anyone provide any information or include a photo front and back of the card.
Thanks,
Joe

You just missed an auction for the 1954 Mantle that ended this week at MR Clark.

https://www.apro.bid/auction/1934/bi...y/perpage_MTAw

[jayshum]

Is there an easy way to tell the difference between original cards and reprints?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Is there an easy way to tell the difference between original cards and reprints?

To my knowledge they are the same cards.

[GasHouseGang]

I saw this label for sale on ebay. I thought it was neat to see how they were sold directly to the customer for 2 dog food labels and 10 cents for each 11 card set. So the set would take 6 cans of dog food and 30 cents to complete.

[campyfan39]

Does anyone have any of these for sale? I have all the stars and are just missing about 9-10 of the commons. Thanks

[olecow]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Is there an easy way to tell the difference between original cards and reprints?

I own the reprint set and they have a bright white back and say "reprint" on them. At lease the legitimate reprints do.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by olecow

I own the reprint set and they have a bright white back and say "reprint" on them. At lease the legitimate reprints do.

I have seen those, but I have also seen other cards listed as reprints that look just like the originals as far as I can tell. One even said something like same size and feel as the original but is a reprint so not sure what that was based on.

[olecow]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I have seen those, but I have also seen other cards listed as reprints that look just like the originals as far as I can tell. One even said something like same size and feel as the original but is a reprint so not sure what that was based on.

There are a lot of unofficial reprint cards out there. Some of them are sold as reprints and others are being sold as authentic cards. You need to be careful.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by olecow

There are a lot of unofficial reprint cards out there. Some of them are sold as reprints and others are being sold as authentic cards. You need to be careful.

And I've heard that the original/authentic cards were available from the manufacturer for many years after 1954, possibly up into the early 1970's.

Several years ago I put this set together and I can confirm that it is a beautiful set.

[almostdone]

Just because I love showing it off. One of the few sets that can be completely displayed at once.
Drew

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by olecow

There are a lot of unofficial reprint cards out there. Some of them are sold as reprints and others are being sold as authentic cards. You need to be careful.

In an eBay listing for a Musial that is listed as a reprint, the seller says he thinks it is a reprint because when you shine a flashlight on it, the light shines through which wouldn't happen with an original card. Maybe this is a way to tell the difference for unofficial reprints without a white back. I tried this with all of the Red Hearts I have so far, and none let light shine through. Anyone else want to give it a try and report back?

[campyfan39]

I saw that and thought it was fascinating. The one of mine I tried passed the test. I thought the sellers write up was very genuine and honest as it could be. Sounds like he got screwed in a deal and has made peace with it.
Scary thing is how original that card looks for a reprint. I don't think I have ever seen and aged reprint look so real.

btw: I am looking for Kluszewski / Mcmillan / Zernial / Kuenn

Originally Posted by jayshum

In an eBay listing for a Musial that is listed as a reprint, the seller says he thinks it is a reprint because when you shine a flashlight on it, the light shines through which wouldn't happen with an original card. Maybe this is a way to tell the difference for unofficial reprints without a white back. I tried this with all of the Red Hearts I have so far, and none let light shine through. Anyone else want to give it a try and report back?