Meadow Gold Cubs

In 1986 Meadow Gold Dairy issued a couple different sets of cards.  The cards were produced by MSA and they had just a player's license, so the logos are missing.

The first set consisted of 20 cards.  Two card panels were inserted into boxes of Double Play popsicles, fudgsicles, and bubble gum cooler.  Stats were printed on the back.  The Standard Catalog says that this set is one of the tougher regional sets from 1986.

Two Cubs were on the checklist, though they didn't share the same panel.

Ryno shared space with Cal Riken.

Sutcliffe and Goose Gossage were paired on a panel.

A second set of cards was printed directly onto boxes of Double Play ice cream carton.  The backs of these cards are blank.  This set has just fifteen players.  Among those cut from the first set was Rick Sutcliffe.

Ryno was included but a different picture was used. That makes if easy to tell if a card is a stat back or blank back.

The third set includes just eleven players. The cards were printed on the side of milk cartons. They are also tough to find and the priciest of the three sets.

The cards have drawings instead of pictures.  I suppose printing the color pictures on wax cartons was not an easy thing to do, so they settled for drawings.