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1934-36   R318   Batter Up


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Year(s) Published: 1934-36
Hobby Designation:   R318
Set Name: Batter Up
Card Size (inches): 2-3/8 x 3+
Number of Cards in Set: 192
Est. Value (common; VG): $36



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Set Summary
  • Produced by National Chicle beginning in 1934
  • Set consists of 192 numbered, blank-backed cards
  • Die-cut cards could be folded in half for self-standing display
  • Two subsets: Low numbers (1-80) and High Numbers (81-192)
  • Low # cards about 1/4-inch taller (3-1/4 vs 3 inches)
  • See example print color variations below
  • "How To" Booklets (R344) offered with High Number cards
  • Large "Photo Art" Premiums also offered with High Numbers
  • Batter-Up's Low Numbers Printing Ink Colors

    Purple

    Black

    Blue

    Green

    Browntone

    Red
    Batter-Up's High Numbers Printing Ink Colors

    Black

    Blue

    Green

    Browntone
    See Also:
    1) "Set Profile: Batter-Up Premiums," Old Cardboard eNewsletter, Issue #73 (May 2010), Item #2
    2) "Set Profile: National Chicle's 1934-36 R318 Batter-Up Series," Old Cardboard eMagazine, Issue #168 (December 2018), Item #2


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