Help Quick! Post or Jello?

frankhardy

Need to know ASAP. He say's Jello. Just not sure


Jello or Post

MorrellMan

Shane - If that's a Jello, I don't see how you can tell the difference:

Barfvader

The Standard Catalog says:

The easiest way to distinguish Jell-O from Post is by the red line that seperates the 1962 stats from the lifetime stats. On Post cards, the line extends almost all the way to the side borders, on the Jell-O cards, the line begins and ends much closer to the stats.

No expert on these but using Morrellman's example it looks like a Post and not a Jell-O.

MorrellMan

This is purported to be a Jell-o card, which would support Barf's info:

A761506

The Gotay card in the auction is a POST card.

frankhardy

This is getting weird.

This guy has a bunch of "Jellos" ending some look like Posts and some like Jello.

In addition to the "line", I do know that the Jellos are smaller than the Posts. But here is where it gets weird.

The Gotay does look like a Jello with the line extending.

Here is one by the same seller with the line stopping short, but it looks the same size in the top loader as the Gotay (presumably a Post) in the top loader.

Nelson Fox

frankhardy

It's most definitely a Post. Check out the real Jello.

A761506

The Nellie Fox is a Jello.

The easiest way to distinguish is by the red line running horizontal through the stats. On Jello cards, it will begin and stop ~1/8" from the stat text. On Post cards, the red line will run the entire width of the card, stopping ~1/8" from the outside borders.

frankhardy

Thanks guys. Just cancelled my snipe. Been looking for the Jello for about 2 years.

Stone193

Thanx for the report guys.

Ya learn something new every day!

I had no idea.
mike

HoofHearted

What Stone said! That's a great little rule-of-thumb to use. I knew the sizes were different, but that's a much easier way to distinguish between the two. Now to go through my cards again to sort them out...

Griffins

Is there any issue of this era that gets less attention than Post/Jello's? They seem to rank below Bazooka's and slightly about Gad fun cards and Jay publishing, and it would seem undeserved.

frankhardy

Some of the SP's in Post and Jello can fetch some decent money. I have been looking for 3 Cardinals SP Jellos for about 2 years. Very tough to find.

tkd7

<< <i>Is there any issue of this era that gets less attention than Post/Jello's? They seem to rank below Bazooka's and slightly about Gad fun cards and Jay publishing, and it would seem undeserved. >>



I always like the Post design. I like having the bio and the picture on the same side of the card. May be why I collect Red Man's.