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1951 R414-05 Topps "Red Backs" & "Blue Backs"

Front Design (Both Series)
Red Back ("A" Series)
Blue Back ("B" Series)

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Year(s) Published: 1951
Hobby Designation: R414-5
Set Name: Red/Blue Backs
Card Size (inches): 2 x 2-5/8
Number of Cards in Set: 104
Est. Value (common; VG): $12
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Set Summary

Produced in 1951 by Topps Gum Company of Brooklyn, NY
Fifty-two cards in each of two subsets: "Series A" & "Series B"
"A" Series have red backs; "B" Series have blue backs
Labeling includes card number, player name, very brief stats
Each card represents a baseball play: ball, foul, strike, HR, etc.
Printed on thick cardboard stock; originally 2 per package
Blue backs more difficult to find; carry higher value
Reference:
David Hornish, "Topps' 1st Decade of Baseball Cards--Part II: Novelty & Test Issues of the 1950s" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #13, Fall 2007, p. 23-29)

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Year(s) Published: 1951 Hobby Designation: R414-5 Set Name: Red/Blue Backs Card Size (inches): 2 x 2-5/8 Number of Cards in Set: 104 Est. Value (common; VG): $12	Red/Blue Backs on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Produced in 1951 by Topps Gum Company of Brooklyn, NY Fifty-two cards in each of two subsets: "Series A" & "Series B" "A" Series have red backs; "B" Series have blue backs Labeling includes card number, player name, very brief stats Each card represents a baseball play: ball, foul, strike, HR, etc. Printed on thick cardboard stock; originally 2 per package Blue backs more difficult to find; carry higher value Reference: David Hornish, "Topps' 1st Decade of Baseball Cards--Part II: Novelty & Test Issues of the 1950s" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #13, Fall 2007, p. 23-29)


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