1952 Red Man All-Star Baseball Card # 7A Ferris Fain

Description: 1952 Red Man All-Star Baseball Card # 7A Ferris Fain - w/Tab (VG/EX)Red Man Tobacco issued baseball cards in 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955, making them the only tobacco company to do so since 1920. For 20 cents you got a pouch of Red Man tobacco and one baseball card. The 1952 to 1955 Red Man Tobacco cards all measured approximately 3 ½ inches by 4 inches with the cutoff tab and 3 ½ inches by 3 5/8 inches without the tab. The cards are very attractive with a large, painted portrait and a short player's bio on the front. On the back is company advertising. 1/2" tabs at the bottom of each card could be exchanged for a prize. The exchange rate was 50 tabs for one free Big League style baseball cap from your favorite team ! The cap's were made of felt with "Red Mans Baseball Cap" on the inside. Cards with their tabs still intact are much, much, harder to find making them more valuable.Without the tabs it is difficult to determine which year certain players were issued. It is usually easiest to determine the year by looking at the expiration date on the back. Subtract 1 from the expiration year to determine the year of the card.Each set is made up of 25 players from each league all personally selected by Editor J.G. Taylor Spink of the "Sporting News". Red Man did not waste much effort once they designed their set. They even used the same artwork for players with different backgrounds, year after year, as long as the player did not change teams. If a player changed teams between years, the new team name and logo were "painted over" the old one.Managers from each league were included in the 1952 and 1953 sets. The 1954 set had four different variations. If you ignore the many variations of the expiration dates, that brings the total to only 208 cards to complete your Master Red Man Tobacco Baseball Card Set !!! Start collecting now !The 1952 Red Man Tobacco card set consists of 52 cards, each measuring 3-1/2” by 4”. The 25 top players and one manager from each league comprised this highly desirable first year issue. The set is anchored by Ted Williams and Stan Musial, along with an appearance by Willie Mays in only his second year in the big leagues. It is further highlighted by a wealth of Hall of Fame talent, including Casey Stengel, Leo Durocher, Yogi Berra, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Nelson Fox, Monte Irvin, Ralph Kiner, George Kell, Robin Roberts, Enos Slaughter, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn and Early Wynn. Card backs contain company advertising and one of two expiration dates: March 31 or June 1, 1953. Condition issues abound with the set, including the sensitive nature of the colored borders. As the large cards were sealed in plastic and affixed to the outside pouches of their tobacco product, handling wear and creasing is often problematic. Furthermore, each piece was originally issued with a ½” perforated tab along the bottom of the card, which was often haphazardly removed, resulting in further damage. The cards are numbered and dated only on the tabs.All of our listings are 100% Original and Authentic unless otherwise noted.All listings are covered by a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, if, for whatever reason you are not happy with your purchase we will exchange it, replace it, discount it or you can return it for a full refund. Please see all of our other ads & visit our store for some great deals on both New & Vintage cards, comics and more.Join/Follow Us, you never know what we will list nextWe are: The Toy Collector 4 U 2 C

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