Hostess Unissued Proofs

[Sportty1]

Originally Posted by steve B

And a couple totally different ones.

Steve-thanks for sharing. Do you have any context on the color scheme?

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Sportty1

Steve-thanks for sharing. Do you have any context on the color scheme?

Well, I can tell you all I know or remember about them.

A Highschool friend of mine had a neighbor whose father if I remember it right worked at the packing shipping plant in Natick Mass.
One day he called and said his neighbor had some weird Hostess cards, This would be well after they were made, maybe 1979?
I went over, played a bit of whiffleball, looked at the cards, and they were cool. Crazy colors, reversed negatives, a couple numbered over 150. He wanted a McCovey Washington Natl card as trade. Probably the first time outside of card flipping in 5th grade I traded away a card I didn't have a duplicate of.
Being a dumb kid, I immediately traded half of them to the local card shop for another McCovey Washington.....

I'll have to scan the rest and the backs. I forget how many I kept, but it's maybe 10 cards.

They've all got damage like they were roughly cut from a box, or maybe a sheet that was rescued from the trash. Not faded for sure.
Which makes little sense, since I don't think Natick printed the boxes themselves.

Overall some really weird cards, and I've never seen any others.
The local place did sell one a few years later in one of their auctions, Luzinski I think.

[Sportty1]

Thank you for the background. Unique to say the least!

[bobsbbcards]

[Sportty1]

Thank you for posting! Those are beauts! Where did you get them?

Also, did Dave Parker have an unissued proof in 77 Hostess? I saw a card number 119 assigned to him?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Sportty1

Also, did Dave Parker have an unissued proof in 77 Hostess? I saw a card number 119 assigned to him?

Yes, there was someone who posted it years ago on the forums but unfortunately the image is now gone https://forums.collectors.com/discus...rd-help-please. The 77 Hostess Parker had a dark background and it was difficult to see him in the photo. I believe someone at Hostess rejected the card for that reason and replaced him with the backup #159 Reuss, which was the purpose for having those backup proofs from 1976 to 1979.

[Joe Hunter]

This is what the unissued 75 Brett looks like.

[Sportty1]

Thanks Cliff! A 77 Parker just sold on eBay...

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by Sportty1

Thank you for posting! Those are beauts! Where did you get them?

I picked them up on eBay for $169 on 3/6/2003.

[Rickyy]

Here is my only one...


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Ricky Y

[Rickyy]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

I picked them up on eBay for $169 on 3/6/2003.

Wow Bob that's a nice pickup for those babies!

Ricky Y