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Anyone Know About This Series?

mnstortugamnstortuga Posts: 143
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I just got a whole bunch of cool stuff from this guy from the Bronx. This card was in with his baseball stuff but I have never seen or heard of it. Any one know much about it?

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  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭✭
    They are swell sport thrills. I believe from 1948 probably in beckett big book
    Collecting PSA... FB,BK,HK,and BB HOF RC sets
    1948-76 Topps FB Sets
    FB & BB HOF Player sets
    1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    1948 Swell Gum #17 Football Block

    Swell Gum Co. produced and distributed these cards of memorable events in 1948. Fronts are black & white photos inside a border frame with the title below. Backs are numbered and card #9,11,16,20 are the more difficult to obtain.

    1 Greatest Single Inning
    2 Amazing Record
    3 Dramatic Debut
    4 Greatest Pitcher
    5 Three Strikes Not Out!
    6 Home Run Wins Series
    7 Never Say Die Pitcher
    8 Five Strikeouts!
    9 Greatest Catch!
    10 No Hits! No Runs!
    11 Bases Loaded!
    12 Most Dramatic Home Run
    13 Winning Run
    14 Great Slugging
    15 Four Men To Stop Him
    16 3 Run Homer in Ninth!
    17 Football Block!
    18 Home Run to Fame
    19 Strike Out Record!
    20 Rifle Arm!

    PoppaJ
  • mnstortugamnstortuga Posts: 143
    Thanks PappaJ, what are these worth?
  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭
    The Jackie Robinson should be the best one!
  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭


    << <i>Thanks PappaJ, what are these worth? >>



    Here's a few prices from VCP for what it's worth:


    1 Greatest Single Inning ... PSA 3 $33
    2 Amazing Record ... PSA 4 $36 ... PSA 6 $166
    3 Dramatic Debut ... PSA 4 $195 ... PSA 5 $283 ... PSA 6 $405
    4 Greatest Pitcher ... PSA 5 $56
    5 Three Strikes Not Out! ... PSA 4 $57
    6 Home Run Wins Series ... PSA 6 $114
    7 Never Say Die Pitcher ... PSA 7 $219
    8 Five Strikeouts! ... PSA 4 $45 ... PSA 6 $300
    9 Greatest Catch! ... PSA 5 $54
    10 No Hits! No Runs! ... PSA 4 $34
    11 Bases Loaded! ... PSA 4 $34
    12 Most Dramatic Home Run ... PSA 5 $238
    13 Winning Run ... PSA 5 $17
    14 Great Slugging ... PSA 6.5 $985 ................ sold last month!
    15 Four Men To Stop Him ... PSA 5 $53 ... PSA 6 $103
    16 3 Run Homer in Ninth! ... PSA 3 $72 ... PSA 4 $168
    17 Football Block! ... PSA 7 $79
    18 Home Run to Fame ... PSA 4 $88 ... PSA 5 $148 ... PSA 6 $250
    19 Strike Out Record! ... PSA 4 $36 ... PSA 6 $141 ... PSA 7 $214
    20 Rifle Arm! ... PSA 4 $50

    PoppaJ
  • mnstortugamnstortuga Posts: 143
    Those prices are pretty strong. Certainly more then I thought this issue would be worth. Thanks for the info!
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