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Specs
Year: 1971
Title: Keds KedKards
Size: Individual cards are 2 15/16″ by 2 3/4″ and 2 5/16″ by 2 3/16″, and 5 1/4″ by 3 1/2″
Number in Set: 3 Panels of four, four, and two cards, respectively
Overview
The 1971 Keds KedKard set features 3 panels (all are different sizes) of artistic renditions of Keds Shoe endorsers.
The Bing panel has the smallest cards and shows Bubba Smith standing straight without a beard.




The second panel with Willis Reed on the left, shows Bubba Smith leaning over, with a beard, and his jersey number partially showing.





The third panel, with Bench and Reed, are the largest cards and feature facsimile autographs.

The card are all unnumbered, and since they were printed on shoe boxes, are blank backed.
Example


Key Cards
All three panels command similar prices; but hand cut Bench cards are the most popular individually.
Checklist
Dave Bing (basketball), Clark Graebner (tennis), Bubba Smith (football), Jim Maloney (baseball)
Willis Reed (basketball), Stan Smith (tennis), Bubba Smith (football), Johnny Bench (baseball)
Willis Reed (basketball), Johnny Bench (baseball)