1961 Post Cereal
The 1961 Post Cereal Baseball Card Set was the company’s first major issue. The 1961 Post Cereal baseball cards measured 2-1/2" by 3-1/2" and featured 200 different players, several of which that are short-printed and very difficult to find. The cards were available on thick cardboard stock that could either be ordered from the company and were available singly or in different panel sizes from cereal boxes (BOX). Sheets containing cards from each specific team were printed on thinner cardboard stock directly from the Post Cereal Company (COM).
By Dean Hanley
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1961 Post Cereal 50 Card Starter Set / Lot
(No Duplicate Cards)
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Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
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#1
COM
Yogi Berra
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME)
#1
BOX
Yogi Berra
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME SHORT-PRINT)
#2
COM
Elston Howard
(Perforated)
#2
BOX
Elston Howard
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#3
COM
Bill Skowron
(Perforated)
#3
BOX
Bill Skowron
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#4
COM
Mickey Mantle
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME)
#4
BOX
Mickey Mantle
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME)
#5
Bob Turley
(PERFORATED ONLY SHORT-PRINT)
#6
COM
Whitey Ford
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME CYAw)
#6
BOX
Whitey Ford
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME SHORT-PRINT CYAw)
#7
COM
Roger Maris
(Perforated MVPw)
#7
BOX
Roger Maris
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT MVPw)
#8
COM
Bobby Richardson
(Perforated)
#8
BOX
Bobby Richardson
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#9
COM
Tony Kubek
(Perforated SHORT-PRINT)
#9
BOX
Tony Kubek
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#10
Gil McDougald
(BOX ONLY SHORT-PRINT)
#11
Clete Boyer
(BOX ONLY SHORT-PRINT)
#12
COM
Hector Lopez
(Perforated)
#12
BOX
Hector Lopez
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#14
Ryne Duren
(BOX ONLY SHORT-PRINT)
#15
Bobby Shantz
(BOX ONLY)
#16
Art Ditmar
(BOX ONLY)
#17
Jim Coates
(BOX ONLY)
#18
John Blanchard
(BOX ONLY SHORT-PRINT)
#19
COM
Luis Aparicio
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME)
#19
BOX
Luis Aparicio
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME SHORT-PRINT)
#20
COM
Nellie Fox
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME)
#20
BOX
Nellie Fox
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME SHORT-PRINT)
#21
COM
Billy Pierce
(Perforated)
#25
COM
Minnie Minoso
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME)
#25
BOX
Minnie Minoso
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME SHORT-PRINT)
#26
COM
Roy Sievers
(Perforated)
#26
BOX
Roy Sievers
(Handcut from Cereal Box)
#27
BOX
Jim Landis
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#28
COM
Sherm Lollar
(Perforated)
#28
BOX
Sherm Lollar
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#29
Gerry Staley
(BOX ONLY)
#30
BOX
Gene Freese
(Handcut from Cereal Box - White Sox)
#31
Ted Kluszewski
(BOX ONLY SHORT-PRINT)
#33
COM
Jim Rivera
(Perforated)
#33
BOX
Jim Rivera
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#34
Frank Baumann
(BOX ONLY)
#36
COM
Rocky Colavito
(Perforated)
#36
BOX
Rocky Colavito
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#37
COM
Charlie Maxwell
(Perforated)
#37
BOX
Charlie Maxwell
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#38
COM
Frank Lary
(Perforated)
#38
BOX
Frank Lary
(Handcut from Cereal Box)
#39
COM
Jim Bunning
(Perforated HALL-OF-FAME)
#39
BOX
Jim Bunning
(Handcut from Cereal Box HALL-OF-FAME)
#41
COM
Frank Bolling
(Perforated)
#41
BOX
Frank Bolling
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#43
COM
Lou Berberet
(Perforated)
#43
BOX
Lou Berberet
(Handcut from Cereal Box)
#44
Dave Sisler
(BOX ONLY)
#45
Eddie Yost
(BOX ONLY)
#46
Pete Burnside
(BOX ONLY)
#47
BOX
Pete Runnels
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#48
BOX
Frank Malzone
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#50
COM
Tom Brewer
(Perforated)
#50
BOX
Tom Brewer
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#51
BOX
Willie Tasby
(Handcut from Cereal Box - No sale mention)
#52
COM
Russ Nixon
(Perforated)
#52
BOX
Russ Nixon
(Handcut from Cereal Box)
#53
COM
Don Buddin
(Perforated)
#53
BOX
Don Buddin
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#54
COM
Bill Monbouquette
(Perforated)
#54
BOX
Bill Monbouquette
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
#55
COM
Frank Sullivan
(Perforated)
#55
BOX
Frank Sullivan
(Handcut from Cereal Box - Red Sox)
#56
COM
Haywood Sullivan
(Perforated)
#56
BOX
Haywood Sullivan
(Handcut from Cereal Box)
#57
COM
Harvey Kuenn
(Perforated)
#57
BOX
Harvey Kuenn
(Handcut from Cereal Box - Indians SHORT-PRINT)
#61
COM
Johnny Temple
(Perforated)
#61
BOX
Johnny Temple
(Handcut from Cereal Box)
#62
COM
Paul Foytack
(Perforated)
#62
BOX
Paul Foytack
(Handcut from Cereal Box SHORT-PRINT)
