1962 Post Baseball Cards & Checklist

The 1962 Post baseball card set consist of 200 cards that measure approximately 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Cards are hand cut from the back of boxes of Post Cereal. The horizontally designed cards are grouped numerically by team as follows: New York Yankees (1-13), Detroit (14-26), Baltimore (27-36), Cleveland (37-45), Chicago White Sox (46-55), Boston (56-64), Washington (65-73), Los Angeles Angels (74-82), Minnesota (83-91), Kansas City (92-100), Los Angeles Dodgers (101-115), Cincinnati (116-130), San Francisco (131-144), Milwaukee (145-157), St. Louis (158-168), Pittsburgh (169-181), Chicago Cubs (182-191), and Philadelphia (192-200). Cards 5B Mickey Mantle, and 6B Roger Maris were printed on thin stock in a two-card panel and distributed in a Life magazine promotion (April 13, 1962 issue). The checklist for this set is the same as that of 1962 Jello and 1962 Post Canadian, but those sets are considered separate issues.

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Key Cards:

5 - Mickey Mantle
6 - Roger Maris
61 - Carl Yastrzemski
109B - Sandy Koufax
142 - Willie Mays
149 - Hank Aaron
173 - Roberto Clemente

Variations:

5A Mickey Mantle BOX (Ad-printed on back) 5B Mickey Mantle (Ad-printed on back)
6A Roger Maris BOX (Ad-printed on back) 6B Roger Maris (Ad-printed on back)
14A Norm Cash (Throws Right) 14B Norm Cash (Throws Left)
27 Jim Gentile (Home -Baltimore) 27 Jim Gentile (Home -San Lorenzo)
30A Ron Hansen (Reads At -Bats) 30B Ron Hansen (Reads At Bats)
95A Gene Stephens (Born JAN 5) 95B Gene Stephens (Born JAN 20)
109A Sandy Koufax RED LINES 109B Sandy Koufax BLUE LINES
124A Joey Jay (Red Lines) 124A Joey Jay (Blue Lines)
145A Joe Adcock ERR (Name spelt wrong) 145B Joe Adcock COR
173A Roberto Clemente (Red Lines) 173B Roberto Clemente (Blue Lines)

Mantle Maris Life magazine Ad panel	Back of 1962 Post baseball Card


Glossary
BOX - Hand cut from box COR - Correct	ERR - Error VAR - Variation
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Price Guide: Value is based on closed auctions and sales. Condition is important. Common flaws with baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.