1949 LEAF seldom seen HOFers Premiums....show us your's

[tedzan]

1949 LEAF Premiums (ACC R401-4) set of 9 major HOFers actually comprises of eleven 5 1/2" x 7 1/4" cards. The LEAF Premiums were inserted in the bottom of a 24-count
waxpack box. The Premium was usually given to the lucky kid that purchased the last 5-cent packs of LEAF BB cards in the box.

Key cards in the 1949 LEAF BB set of 98 cards.

1st series of LEAF's (49 cards) issued in Spring of 1949 ....................... 2nd (scarce) series of LEAF's (49 cards) issued in the Summer of 1949
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Premiums Checklist

Grover Cleveland Alexander
Mickey Cochrane
Lou Gehrig
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
John McGraw
Babe Ruth (light background, no text)
Babe Ruth (blue background, no text)
Babe Ruth (dark background, text)
Ed Walsh


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OK guys......let's see some more of these 1949 LEAF Premiums.



TED Z
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[glchen]

Here's a Gehrig w/ a back stamp, and another Ruth.

[Jacklitsch]

Mine:

[tedzan]

Gary

Great looking Gehrig.


Steve

Great looking Matty.


Thanks for displaying these Leaf Premiums.

Hey guys....let's see if we can display all 11 of these Premiums.....only 7 more to go.


TED Z
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[Leon]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Gary

Great looking Gehrig.


Steve

Great looking Matty.


Thanks for displaying these Leaf Premiums.

Hey guys....let's see if we can display all 11 of these Premiums.....only 7 more to go.


TED Z
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Thanks again for sharing, Ted. You are a great board member and it's appreciated.

These are fine looking premiums. I always wonder how the "commemorative" aspect of these later vintage sets affect their value?

[PolarBear]

Neat. I didn't know Leaf premiums existed.