Interesting regional issue that included 36 cards (including a "membership card) issued on six-card panels with virtually the entire 1961 Cleveland Browns roster represented. The panels required that the cards be hand-cut, resulting in many examples being miscut by grading company standards. Today, those cards are typically graded AUTHENTIC.
Presented here is an outstanding complete run of all six panels. Each are sharp and clean, with little surface wear, and some light softness to the corners. Because the panels are designed in such a way that the cards are inside borders at the top and bottom, the corner wear on the panels does not impact the cards. There is slight edge softness, but nothing dramatic. Surface wear and toning are slight.
The collection includes Leon Clarke, Jim Brown, Mike McCormack, Jim Ray Smith, Walt Michaels, Membership Card, Bernie Parrish, John Morrow, Len Dawson, John Wooten, Paul Wiggin, Floyd Peters, Dave Lloyd, Galen Fish, Ray Renfro, Gern Nadler, Ross Fichtner, Dick Schafrath, Vince Costello, Duane Putnam, Rich Kreitling, Bob Gain, Sam Baker, Jim Shofner, Tom Watkins, Don Fleming, Lou Gross, Bobby Mitchell, Larry Stephens, Jim Houston, John Brewer, Charley Ferguson, Bobby Franklin, Preston Powell, Milt Plum, and Bob Crespino. An excellent grouping of players with some key stars and Hall of Famers, but the important card here is obviously of Jim Brown, which appears very strong in its center panel with some very light surface wear. An outstanding group, six panels total.