1909-11 Colgan’s Chips “Stars of the Diamond” (E254)

Number of Cards

The 1909-11 Colgan’s Chips collection consists of 290 cards with varations, featuring 12 players from the Cubs.

Size of Chips

round 1-7/16” diameter discs

Basic Features

These Chips were released over a period of three years in five-cent tins of Colgan’s Mint and Violet Chips gum. Each Chips showcased a borderless image featuring a black-and-white portrait of the player, with his last name and team name printed close to his shoulders.

Chicago Cubs 1909-11 Colgan’s Chips Checklist

	Player
	Ginger Beaumont
	Frank Chance
	Johnny Evers
	Solly Hofman
	Orval Overall
	Jack Pfiester
	Ed Reulbach
	Jimmy Sheckard
	Wildfire Schulte
	Harry Steinfeldt
	Joe Tinker
	Heinie Zimmerman

This poem was released in the New York on July 12, 1910, following the Cubs' victory over the Giants.

These are the saddest of possible words:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."

1971 Fleer World Series (Black Backs) (R418-11)

Number of Cards

1971 Fleer World Series has 75 cards, which there are 10 Cubs cards.

Size of Cards

Standard size, which measure 2 1/2” by 3 1/2”

Basic Features

Distributed by Fleer, sports artist R.G. Laughlin created his World Series artwork cards featuring a color scheme that pays tribute to a significant event from each year's series. The reverse side displays black printing on white card stock, along with a narrative text, which has come to be known as a "Black Back" due to its black print on off-white card stock. Although the copyright line on the back of the card indicates the year of issue as 1968, these black backed cards actually made their debut in 1971. The cards were distributed in a single series (#1-68). Cards #69-75 (World Series 1971-1977) were released in 1978 as part of a promotion with Good Humor ice cream.

Chicago Cubs 1971 Fleer World Series Cards Checklist

Number	Player
4	1906 White Sox vs. Cubs
5	1907 Tigers vs. Cubs
6	1908 Cubs vs. Tigers
8	1910 Cubs vs. A's
16	1918 Cubs vs. Red Sox
27	1929 A's vs. Cubs
30	1932 Yankees vs. Cubs
33	1935 Tigers vs. Cubs
36	1938 Yankees vs. Cubs
43	1945 Cubs vs. Tigers

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1968 Laughlin World Series (R-Unc)

Number of Cards

The 1968 Laughlin collection consists of 64 cards, featuring 10 team cards from the Cubs.

Size of Cards

The card slightly oversized, (2 3/4" by 3 1/2")

Basic Features

A maximum of 300 test issue sets were created by sports artist R.G. Laughlin for the World Series concept, which was later mass marketed by Fleer a few years afterward. The front of the cards features a black and white design, while the back is in red and white. Despite bearing a copyright date of 1967, it is widely believed that these cards were not released until 1968.

Chicago Cubs 1968 Laughlin World Series Checklist

Number	Player
3	1906 Cubs vs White Sox
4	1907 Tigers vs Cubs
5	1908 Cubs vs Tigers
7	1910 Cubs vs A's
15	1918 Cubs vs Red Sox
26	1929 Cubs vs A's
29	1932 Yankees vs Cubs
32	1935 Tigers vs Cubs
35	1938 Cubs vs Yanks
42	1945 Tigers vs Cubs

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