Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Ernie Banks Peel-Off Sticker



This sticker comes from the 1963 Topps Peel-Off insert set. As you can see, the front has a floating head picture of the player, along with a listing of his team and position.

There were a total of 46 unnumbered stickers in the set. Banks was one of two Cubs in the set; second baseman Ken Hubbs was the other.

I would assume that these would be more scarce than other inserts of the era, since many of them ended up getting stuck on notebooks, book covers, and other assorted items.

If you're wondering who else the set included, here is the checklist, sorted by team.

Jerry Lumpe A's
Norm Siebern A's
Bob Aspromonte Colt 45s
Dick Farrell Colt 45s
Bob RodgersAngels
Lee ThomasAngels
Hank AaronBraves
Warren SpahnBraves
Ken BoyerCardinals
Stan MusialCardinals
Bill WhiteCardinals
Ernie BanksCubs
Ken HubbsCubs
Tommy DavisDodgers
Don DrysdaleDodgers
Sandy KoufaxDodgers
Orlando CepedaGiants
Willie MaysGiants
Jack SanfordGiants
Rocky ColavitoIndians
Dick DonovanIndians
Johnny RomanoIndians
Richie AshburnMets
Al JacksonMets
Brooks RobinsonOrioles
Jim GentileOrioles
Johnny CallisonPhillies
Art MahaffeyPhillies
Roberto ClementePirates
Bill MazeroskiPirates
Bill MonbouquetteRed Sox
Carl YastrzemskiRed Sox
Bob PurkeyReds
Frank RobinsonReds
Chuck HintonSenators
Dave StenhouseSenators
Jim BunningTigers
Al KalineTigers
Camilo Pascual Twins
Harmon Killebrew Twins
Luis AparicioWhite Sox
Ray HerbertWhite Sox
Floyd RobinsonWhite Sox
Mickey MantleYankees
Bobby RichardsonYankees
Ralph TerryYankees


1 comment:

  1. You likely address this in a later post, but there are two versions of these: "blank back" and "instruction back." As if people needed instructions about peeling off the peel-off sticker!

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