After sharing a pair of uncut panels from the 1951 Topps Major League (or Current) All-Stars on social media, I realized a little clarification here on the blog made sense. First, these were not yet perforated, but do have fully printed backs and were offered in a December 2004 Mastro catalog.
Next, there are two different 1951 Topps All-Star issues that often get mixed up. These are from the 1951 Topps Major League All-Stars, cataloged as R414-3. They shouldn’t be confused with the 1951 Topps Connie Mack’s All-Stars (R414-2), which feature earlier stars like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
And finally, those eight cards featured on the panels are the only ones that were released to the public. Hobby catalogs often list the set as having 11 cards, but Jim Konstanty, Robin Roberts, and Ed Stanky were never publicly issued. Because of that, some collectors do not consider those three necessary for a complete set.
Happy collecting!
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P.S. The Major League All-Stars are generally scarcer than the Connie Mack’s All-Stars, but the star power in the Connie Mack set largely evens out pricing between the two (other than the three unreleased cards, those cost a fortune).
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