1949 Topps Felt Backs

The 1949 Topps Felt Backs set contains 100-cards with each measuring approximately 7/8" by 1 7/16". The cards are unnumbered and arranged in alphabetical order below. The cardbacks are made of felt and depict a college pennant. Twenty-five of the cards were produced with either a brown or yellow background on the cardfront. For years the yellow version was thought to be slightly more difficult to find, but in recent years it has become apparent that t… [Read More]

The 1949 Topps Felt Backs set contains 100-cards with each measuring approximately 7/8" by 1 7/16". The cards are unnumbered and arranged in alphabetical order below. The cardbacks are made of felt and depict a college pennant. Twenty-five of the cards were produced with either a brown or yellow background on the cardfront. For years the yellow version was thought to be slightly more difficult to find, but in recent years it has become apparent that the brown background version is actually the most difficult to find. Sheets of 25 cards with the same color background are often found. For more than 30 years, the set had been cataloged as a 1950 release, but evidence began to build that suggested the actual year of release was 1949. The wrapper actually has the year 1949 printed on it, the player selection matches the 1949 college football season much better than 1950, and a recent advertising piece from the period mentions a mail-in offer that expired in December, 1949. Perhaps the cards were released in both 1949 and 1950, but certainly 1949 was the initial release year. [Collapse]