Red Heart dog food baseball cards 1955

[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

[piedmont150]

Great display!

[almostdone]

Thanks.

[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?

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by 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

I saw a listing for a Red Heart Mantle reprint that said it was the same size and feel as an original, but there was no explanation given as to how the seller knew it was a reprint. Apparently someone figured out how to make some real authentic looking cards from the set. The problem is you feel crazy asking a seller to let you know if light shines through the card before you will buy it.