Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/24/2024
The first of two (2) Canadian Football League trading card sets released by the cereal company Post, the cards measure the standard size and were issued on the backs of boxes of Post Cereals distributed in Canada. Not available directly from the company via a send-in offer as with other Post Cereal issues, the set featured a total of 137 cards in all and includes short-printed and more limited examples in its checklist, with many of the desirable "SP" offerings sporting white coloured backs instead of the typically seen brown. Released in a year that saw the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the 50th Grey Cup offered here is lot consisting of eight (8) different uncut cereal box backs/panels that each feature between six (6) and seven (7) cards each from the 1962 Post CFL release. Totaling out to fifty-five (55) cards in all and including seven (7) panels with seven (7) cards and one (1) panel with six (6) cards, it is important to not that there are some duplicate cards within the panel groups. Including cards of notable players such as Bernie Faloney, Jackie Parker, Dick Shatto, Byron Bailey, Russ Jackson, Rollie Miles, John Barrow, Angelo Mosca, Ron Howell and George Dixon, the sheets all present in overall excellent condition with the sporting creases being Eagle Day (top of sheet and through his card), Ernie Danjean (soft/warped bottom left corner), Bernie Faloney (top of sheet - light creases through his card), Dick Shatto (left side middle), Jackie Parker (top of sheet), Gerry Patrick (top of sheet), Ross Buckle (directly under the Patrick card), Russ Jackson (bottom right of sheet - small wrinkle along bottom edge), John Barrow (top left side of sheet), Earl Keeley (top of sheet), Don Clark (top of sheet) and Brian Aston (top of sheet). Additionally, some show some toning and/or foxing over the fronts that is worth noting for accuracy as well as other things such as back staining/paper residue, edge wear and corner wear.
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