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DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS THE ORIGINAL 1964 TOPPS CHEWING GUM
BEATLES TRADING CARDS - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE BLACK AND WHITE THIRD 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 50 CARD SET IS NUMBERED 116-165, WITH A PHOTO AND FACSIMILE AUTOGRAPH ON
FRONT. THE PRINTING ON BACK OF ALL THE CARDS ARE IN MATCHING GREEN INK.
THE Black and White THIRD Series marks the
final installment of the simple but fun BLACK AND WHITE series AND THE checklist drops down to
50 cards. THE Card fronts have a blue facsimile AUTOGRAPHS.. Like the previous
two series, the images capture the spirit of the Beatles at the time.
The charm of the set comes in the photo
selection. As one might expect, there are plenty of the Beatles performing on
stage. Also expected are individual portraits. However, the most interesting
cards are those that capture the band out and about and goofing around, shaving
or just hanging out and having fun.
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 50 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".
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