1953 Red Man Chicago Cubs

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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2000 Topps Stadium Relics Checklist

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

10 Cards including the greastest Cubs player of all Ernie Banks

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

These cards had pieces of the old stadium where they played also there were autographed by featured HOF who played there. Placed at a rate of one in 165 first-series HTA jumbo packs and one in 135 second-series HTA packs. This group of historic ballparks includes Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and others. There’s something historic about a card with Ernie Banks’ autograph and a piece of Wrigley Field. It makes this a rare set and very collectible. Some players have passed on. Some parks are now gone, but this beautiful insert will always keep their memory alive.

Chicago Cubs 2000 Topps Stadium Relics Checklist

Number	Player
SR1	Don Mattingly
SR2	Carl Yastrzemski
SR3	Ernie Banks
SR4	Johnny Bench
SR5	Willie Mays
SR6	Mike Schmidt
SR7	Lou Brock
SR8	Al Kaline
SR9	Paul Molitor
SR10	Eddie Mathews

1935 Schutter-Johnson (R332) Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

50 cards in the 1935 Schutter-Johnson collection included 4 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards measure 2-1/4” x 2-7/8

Basic Features

This set was created by the Schutter-Johnson Candy Corporation as a promotional item featuring a Major League Secret. These hand-drawn cards from Al Demaree, who used to be a Cubs pitcher turned cartoonist, were set against a red field with fantastic drawings and a great subject to learn about the game, but they are very difficult to collect. The real fun is on the reverse of the card, as one of the Cubs' super-greats gives Major League Secrets on how to correctly play the ball, which a lot of Major Leaguers today should read up on. R332 might be one of the better early unknown gems in the baseball collecting community.

To prevent purchasing a false piece of history, always get a professionally graded card from a recognized provider. In the future, graded cards will be significantly more valuable.

Famous Schutter-Johnson Candy

Bit-O-Honey first appeared in 1928.

Chicago Cubs 1935 Schutter-Johnson Candy Checklist

Player

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #3 Kiki Cuyler's/Baserunning Tips

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #14 Hack Wilson/grip bat at extreme end

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #15 Charley Grimm/testing pitcher at first

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #17 Chuck Klein/keep eye on ball

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #18 Woody English/bunt flat-footed

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #19 Grover Alexander/side arm fastball

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #29 Kiki Cuyler/halfslide

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #38 Gabby Hartnett/Simple Batting Signs

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #44 Charley Root/Holding Runners on First

1935 Schutter-Johnson R332 #48 Grover Alexander/Full Windup

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1977-78 RC Cola Cans Cubs Checklist

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

1977 RC Cola Cans had 70 Cans and 2 Cubs players
1978 RC Cola Cans had 100 Cans and 5 Cubs players

Size of Cans

The Beverage Can (12 oz) has an overall height of 4.8” and diameter of 2.6”.

Basic Features

In 1977–87, RC Cola released two sets of special issue all-star baseball cans in conjunction with the Major League Baseball Players Association. The cans were straight steel with pull-top lids. Cans opened from the bottom are worth twice as much.

1977 RC Cola set had no insignia on their caps and black-and-white player head shots in white circles. This set shows that RC did not pay the clubs for the right to use their trademarks. Underneath the image, a rectangle with player information was printed in black, and the player's name was printed in red. The cans have no numbers.

1978 RC Cola Can, which is labeled Collector's Series Two, are black-and-white player head photographs surrounded by a red border. Underneath that is printed the player's biographical data in a white circle with red stitching to resemble a baseball. An facsimile autograph is located at the top of the ball. Within the ball is a paragraph-style breakdown of the player's career highlights. The can number, which is written as "No. x of 100," is located at the bottom of the ball.

Chicago Cubs 1977-78 RC Cola Cans Checklist

Player

1977 RC Cola Cans n/a Jose Cardenal

1977 RC Cola Cans n/a Bill Madlock

1978 RC Cola Cans

1978 RC Cola Cans #5 Dave Kingman

1978 RC Cola Cans #70 Bill Buckner

1978 RC Cola Cans #87 Bobby Murcer

1978 RC Cola Cans #91 Rick Reuschel

1978 RC Cola Cans #96 Bruce Sutter

1977 RC Cola Cans

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1978 RC Cola Cans