Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.
Number of Cards
1953 Red Man has 52 cards which there are 2 Cubs players
Size of Cards
The size of the cards measure approximately 3 1/2" by 4" (or 3 1/2" by 3 5/8" without the tab)
Basic Features
The 1952-1955 Red Man tobacco cards have been called by many to be the best sets since the beginning of the 20th century. The second Red Man set was similar to the first, except that the card number was in the bio box. The fronts are colored artist renditions of the players. In a box was the information, including name and bio, with a short blurb. The bottom has a tab that can be cut out for a baseball cap. The backs say "New for '53" and have advertisements for Redman. Unfortunately, this is the only year the Cubs had cards.
Chicago Cubs 1953 Red Man Checklist
| Number |
Player |
| NL16 |
Hank Sauer |
| NL23 |
Warren Hacker |
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