Collectability of 1930's "premium" cards?

[todeen]

I love premiums, exhibits, etc. They make a showcase 1000x better!

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[Exhibitman]

Love 'em. A million years ago (pre pandemic) I was picking them off at the National and could not believe how cheap HOFers could be. A lot tougher since then. Also a shout out for Wheaties box panels. Some are just marvelous artworks

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Love 'em. A million years ago (pre pandemic) I was picking them off at the National and could not believe how cheap HOFers could be. A lot tougher since then. Also a shout out for Wheaties box panels. Some are just marvelous artworks

What the heck is this and where can I get one?? This is a true baseball work of art (seriously, if I searched eBay for this, what would the serach term be?)

Gorgeous

[puckpaul]

Here are some Greenberg Wheaties boxes, including a full box with three “star athletes”….not as colorful as that Hubbell but fun items.

[Koufax32fan]

Paul - Here is another Hank Wheaties box

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Koufax32fan

Paul - Here is another Hank Wheaties box

Cool…like that one too! Havent seen that.

[glchen]

I'm a big fan of the larger premiums. Very happy to have recently completed this Leaf Premium run for Ruth.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

What the heck is this and where can I get one?? This is a true baseball work of art (seriously, if I searched eBay for this, what would the serach term be?)

Gorgeous

The colorful ones like the Hubbell Adam showed are identified as 1937 Wheaties. Here is another example from this series that I always thought was far-out and groovy...I like how Bonura is fielding uphill.

Brian

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

The colorful ones like the Hubbell Adam showed are identified as 1937 Wheaties. Here is another example from this series that I always thought was far-out and groovy...I like how Bonura is fielding uphill.

Brian

I might buy one of these tonight! (how much bigger are these vs. traditional cards? Bigger than Exhibits?)

[rhettyeakley]

I love cards/items like these!

I think it is important to note that when many see larger items they automatically assume these were sent in the mail, and in some cases that is correct but many were simply point of sale items. For example Goudey Wide Pens, Nat’l Chicle Fine Pens and R303’s were distributed in a box along with pieces of bubble gum and when you purchased the gum you were either given a picture at random or (if you were lucky) you could choose the photo you wanted.

IMO knowing the method of distribution makes many of them more akin to cards than not.

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

I love cards/items like these!

I think it is important to note that when many see larger items they automatically assume these were sent in the mail, and in some cases that is correct but many were simply point of sale items. For example Goudey Wide Pens, Nat’l Chicle Fine Pens and R303’s were distributed in a box along with pieces of bubble gum and when you purchased the gum you were either given a picture at random or (if you were lucky) you could choose the photo you wanted.

IMO knowing the method of distribution makes many of them more akin to cards than not.

Yes. I remember my Mother talking about getting larger sized photos directly from the candy store when she was a kid in the 30's

[paul]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

I might buy one of these tonight! (how much bigger are these vs. traditional cards? Bigger than Exhibits?)

They're the size of the full back of a cereal box.

[Exhibitman]

More Wheaties artworks from the 1938 Biggest Thrills series

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by paul

They're the size of the full back of a cereal box.

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The boxes, though, were only about 10 inches tall. Mine readily fit in photo mylars and albums.

[brianp-beme]

A little birdie informed that there are 11 pre-production proofs from the 1937 Wheaties like the Hubbell that Adam showed (actually Hubbell is not one of them) are individually listed in the upcoming Love of the Game auction. The auction does include the Bonura that I showed, as well as Joe DiMaggio, Grove, Feller and a couple of other HOF'ers. I didn't realize these proofs existed. Now the proof (used for production for the cereal boxes) is in the pudding (slang for auction).

Here is an example of another from the 1937 Wheaties series. Not mine, but close enough.

Brian (Wheaties are not premiums, but close enough. And close enough is close enough)