Question on odd 1976 Bench / Rose / Reds cards
jrdolan
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I have these interesting 1976 Linnett portrait cards of Bench, Rose, and the rest of the Big Red Machine. They are in two sheets of six cards (I can't fit an entire sheet on my scanner), each individual card about 4x5.5 inches. On the back is either a photo of an antique car or a drawing of a sailing ship. Below that it says "Pee Wee's Hip Pocket Library" and has a mail-in offer of an 8x11" portrait of the player on the front for 60 cents (I have the 8x11 Bench in a frame, thanks to a CU board member).
These cards were meant to be broken apart at the perforations, but they weren't. I'm not sure if you were supposed to redeem the cards along with the 60 cents to get your 8x11. My thought is that it's a more desirable Big Red Machine collectible if kept intact as complete sheets, and the cards are probably too large for PSA to grade and slab, anyway. Certainly the Bench card is not in the master registry or pop. report.
Just looking to see what anyone else knows about this intriguing issue. I haven't run across the complete sheets before.
These cards were meant to be broken apart at the perforations, but they weren't. I'm not sure if you were supposed to redeem the cards along with the 60 cents to get your 8x11. My thought is that it's a more desirable Big Red Machine collectible if kept intact as complete sheets, and the cards are probably too large for PSA to grade and slab, anyway. Certainly the Bench card is not in the master registry or pop. report.
Just looking to see what anyone else knows about this intriguing issue. I haven't run across the complete sheets before.
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