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Lot # 50: 1956 Shredded Wheat Saskatchewan Roughriders 14/15 Near Set

Category: Sports Cards

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Spring 2006 Catalog",
which ran from 4/5/2006 12:00 AM to
4/28/2006 9:00 PM



Presented is a very rare Canadian issue of 1956 Shredded Wheat. The Shredded Wheat Company issued team sets of 15 cards. This set is only missing # 14F Frank Filchock for completion. Highlights include 2F Martin Ruby EX-MT, 3F Bobby Marlow VG-EX, 9F Mel Becket EX-MT, 12F Mario DeMarco EX, and 15F Frank Tripucka VG-EX+. (3) Players Demarco, Ruby and Becket were killed in a plane crash while coming back from an All-Star Game. The remaining balance of the set grades 40% EX, 50% VG-EX, and 10% lesser. All cards have the redemption coupon still attached.

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