SET INCLUDES BOTH VARIATIONS OF CARD # 21A
WITH ONE CORRECT "GEORGE" AUTOGRAPH AND ONE INCORRECT "JOHN" AUTOGRAPH ON BACK

MANUFACTURED BY TOPPS TRADING CARD GUILD (T.C.G.)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
ISSUED LATE 1964

CONDITION : NEAR MINT COLLECTION
ITEM#: OM245
PRICE: $675

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS THE ORIGINAL MID 1964 TOPPS CHEWING GUM BEATLES TRADING CARDS - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE COLOR "DIARY" SERIES OF THE U.S.A.. BUBBLE GUM CARDS IN WONDERFUL 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 "DIARY" SERIES WAS THE FIFTH OF THE SIX SERIES.

THE "DIARY" Card fronts are very simple. They consist of a full-color photo and a small white border. THE Beatles Diary card backs have a blue border around the outside and a drawing of a piece of lined paper in the middle. The text consists of a first-person account as though it were written by either John, Paul, George or Ringo. The text doesn't necessarily match up with who is shown on the front.

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 COLOR "DIARY" SERIES IS NUMBERED 1A-60A. THE CARDS HAVE A COLOR PHOTO ON FRONT WITH "DEAR DIARY" ENTRIES ON BACK. THIS SET INCLUDES BOTH VARIATIONS OF CARD # 21A, WITH ONE CORRECT "GEORGE" AUTOGRAPH AND ONE INCORRECT "JOHN" AUTOGRAPH ON BACK.

THE CARDS ARE HOUSED IN THE HEAVY-DUTY MYLAR, ARCHIVAL SAFE, ACID FREE ULTRA-PROŽ "PLATINUM-SERIES" TRADING CARD PAGE INSERTS, THE ENTIRE 60 (PLUS ONE EXTRA 21A)  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".