1974 Topps WRONG-BACK #487 Ted Martinez(b)/Von Joshua(f) (Dodgers)
| Grade | NM/MINT |
|---|---|
| Book Value | n/a |
| Our Price |
$ 19.95
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1962 Post Cereal Baseball Checklist & Values
Similar to their 1961 set, the 1962 Post Cereal baseball cards were issued
on the backs of assorted boxes of Post Cereals, giving kids a fun
way to collect their favorite baseball players.
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1962 Post Cereal Canadian baseball cards checklist & prices
I was a collector back then but for some reason I didn't pay much attention to the Post Cereal cards. I guess I loved my Maypo !!! Actually I loved my Farina with Nestle's Quick on top. But I degress... Wow !!! Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente AND a box of cereal !!! How could you go wrong ??? 1962 Post was a very popular issue !!! Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris's HOME RUN dual (remember Maris hit 61 in 1961 !) was such a huge deal that cards of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were even issued as special inserts in LIFE Magazine. 1962 Post Cereal Canadian was a special version Post made for their Canadian collectors with the text in both French and English . The (2) versions are otherwise very similar and both the American and Canadian versions came in at (200) cards plus a bunch of variations. Click for complete 1961 Post Cereal baseball cards checklist & prices Click for complete 1963 Post Cereal baseball cards checklist & prices Click for complete 1962 Post Cereal baseball cards checklist & prices Note: You may be on that page right now. |
1980 O-Pee-Chee (OPC) Baseball |
The first baseball trading cards date back to 1869. For many years, baseball cards were packaged in packs of tobacco as a way to increase sales the same way that today prizes are packaged in boxes of cereal. In the 1920's and 1930's, candy and gum companies started packaging baseball cards in their products as well.
Baseball card production was virtually halted in the early 1940's due to paper shortages created by World War II. The "Modern Era" of baseball cards began in 1948 when Bowman Gum Inc. offered one card and one piece of gum in a pack for a penny.
The first important football set was the Mayo set featuring college players in 1984. Other than the 1935 National Chicle set no other key football set was issued until 1948 when noth Bowman and Leaf produced sets.
