FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS THE ORIGINAL 1964 TOPPS CHEWING GUM BEATLES TRADING CARDS - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE BLACK AND WHITE FIRST SERIES OF THE U.S.A.. BUBBLE GUM CARDS IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION. THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST COMPLETE SET WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. THE CARDS WERE MARKED T.C.G. WHICH STOOD FOR "TRADING CARD GUILD", AND ALL CARDS MEASURE 2˝" X 3˝". TOPPS ISSUED SIX BEATLES SERIES, AND WERE PRODUCED WITH  DIFFERENT TOTAL CARD COUNTS TO EACH COMPLETE SERIES.

THE FIRST SERIES SET IS NUMBERED 1-60, WITH A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO AND A BLUE INK FACSIMILE AUTOGRAPH ON FRONT. THE PRINTING ON THE BACK OF THE CARDS WERE PRODUCED WITH EITHER IN MATCHING BLUE INK OR IN GREEN INK. THIS SET HAS A VARIETY OF BOTH INK COLORS.

The FIRST SERIES SIXTY card set uses a mix of photo styles. They range from musical shots to portraits to candid pictures of the band goofing around. Some show the entire band while others only have individual members. Card fronts have a small white border.

THE TOPPS CHEWING GUM COMPANY PRODUCED ALL THE BEATLE TRADING CARDS (BUBBLEGUM CARDS) IN THE UNITED STATES, WHO WERE THE MAJOR PLAYER IN BOTH SPORTS AND NON-SPORTS CARDS IN THE 1960'S. DEMAND WAS SO GREAT FOR THE 'BEATLES' TRADING CARDS THAT TOPPS HAD TO DELAY PRODUCTION OF THEIR 1964 BASEBALL SET TO SATISFY ORDERS FOR THE BEATLE CARDS. With BeatlemanIA firmly entrenched IN FEBRUARY 1964, the demand for anything with the Fab Four was hot. To this day, the BEATLES TOPPS TRADING CARD setS remain VERY popular with collectors.

THE CARDS ARE HOUSED IN THE HEAVY-DUTY MYLAR, ARCHIVAL SAFE, ACID FREE ULTRA-PROŽ "PLATINUM-SERIES" TRADING CARD PAGE INSERTS, THE ENTIRE 60 CARD COLLECTION IS THEN PRESENTED  IN A 1" THICK THREE-RING LOOSE-LEAF BINDER. THE OUTSIDE COVER OF THE BINDER IS A HIGH-QUALITY REPRODUCTION COLOR IMAGE OF THE ICONIC YELLOW 'WAX PAC'K' WRAPPER THAT WAS USED TO HOLD THE 5 CARDS AND BUBBLEGUM STICK FOR THE FIRST THREE BLACK AND WHITE SERIES. THE BACK COVER "JUMPING" IMAGE IS THAT FROM THE GROUP'S LANDMARK FIRST MOTION PICTURE "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT".