The 1976 Shakey's set wasn't a national set. It was produced by the Washington State Sports Collectors Association in 1976 and sponsored by five local Seattle area Shakey's. Cards were given away or sold at Association shows.
You can see on the back that the sponsoring restaurants are listed. I wonder if one of the owners was a collector?
The cards were the standard size and the set was made up of 158 Hall of Famers and Baseball's Greatest Players. Nine Cubs were included. King Kelly is listed on the back as a Cub (they were actually the White Stockings when he played) though the card shows him in a Boston uniform.
I remember Shakey's. There's was one on the same street as my high school, but it closed down year ago. Interesting set. I like how it has a large checklist.
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