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The 1912 Colgan’s Chips collection consists of 181 cards, featuring 15 players from the Cubs.
Size of Chips
round 1-3/8” diameter discs
Basic Features
Colgan Chips set series is thought to have been produced in 1912 and is particularly notable for its red borders. This distinctive feature makes it the simplest to recognize when identifying its subset. The backs indicated that customers could send in 25 box tops from Colgan’s Violet or Mint Chips to receive a photograph of a World’s Pennant Winning Team.
Chicago Cubs 1912 Colgan’s Chips Red Border Checklist
There are 13 cards listed in the checklist; however, the set contains only 12 cards. Charlie Grimm is counted twice, once as 1b and again as manager.
This collection closely resembles the 1977 set, with different photos but an identical checklist.
Number of Cards
1979 TCMA All Time Chicago Cubs cards which there are 12 Cubs players
Card Dimensions
The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"
Basic Features
Tom Collier and Michael Aronstein are recognized as TCMA, a name derived from the founders' initials. Over its 15-year history, TCMA has primarily produced cards that honor the golden era of baseball, emphasizing teams and players from the 1920s through the 1950s. The 1979 TCMA All Time Chicago Cubs team set is a sought-after collectible card series that showcases notable figures from the Chicago Cubs' legacy. The reverse sides of all these cards are identical. I appreciate the designs on the front, but they fell short regarding the backs.
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 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
