Red Man Tobacco cards

SidePocket

Does anyone know if there are plastic sheets available that fit the Red Man Tobacco cards?

Which year do you think is most desirable - 52, 53, 54 or 55?

1953 and 1955 seem to have the fewest stars. 54 has Mays but not Musial. 52 has Williams but not Mays.

PoppaJ

Hi CJ,

You can purchase 4-pocket pages on eBay that fit Red Man cards. They hold 4 - 3.5" x 5.25" cards.

The Red Man cards with the tabs attached are 3.5" x 4".

Just do a search on ... Utra-Pro 4-pocket ... or BCW 4-pocket!

Interesting Article about the Red Man cards by Joe Orlando.

I would choose the '54 set. Since no Mantle ... I'd have to pick the set with Mays.

PoppaJ

Ladder7

Interesting article. I thought non-tab Redman's were numerically graded, as long as the dotted line remained. Oh well, thanks for the link pops

PoppaJ

<< <i>Interesting article. I thought non-tab Redman's were numerically graded, as long as the dotted line remained. Oh well, thanks for the link pops >>



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You are correct.

There are quite a few non-tab Redmans with numerical grades. The dotted lines are necessary for minimum size requirement, other wise the card will result in a possible MC qualifier or EOT.

Check out this 1953 Redman POP Report and you'll see that a Bobby Shantz non-tab was graded an 8.

There are a few 1/2 grades also, which would mean that the cards were either originally graded with the 1/2 grade points or that they were given as the result of a review. Either way, it looks like PSA does indeed grant numerical grades for non-tab Redmans.

PoppaJ

SidePocket

These cards seem to be in very nice condition when they are raw. Certainly there's some wear on them but for the most part they are very presentable. I think they'd make a pretty cool raw set and with so few cards it shouldn't take too long. Thanks for the link Poppa.