Lot # 1427: 1946-1969 NFL/AFL Media Guide Hoard (599) with Rare Early Issues and Tougher Packers and Cowboys Examples

Publications purists, find the end zone over and over with this tremendous hoard of 599 media guides from the 1946-1969 NFL and AFL seasons. Several rare early NFL guides lead the charge downfield, in the form of 5 examples published in 1946, including the Packers, Redskins, and Lions. Picking up in 1960, this vast selection boasts a good number of prized Packers and Cowboys editions, which are considered to be tougher acquisitions. Dozens of always-in-demand AFL guides are in play, and the proud bald eagle mascot graces the front cover of a 1961 Eagles edition, representing the 1960 NFL champions. Other highlights are an impressive 1962 Browns guide with a full-page cover photograph of unstoppable force Jim Brown, and a very attractive 1960 Colts edition, with a World Champions 1958-1959 banner. Condition is surprisingly pleasing for the great majority, ranging 80% EX to NM-MT, 15% VG to VG-EX, 5% lesser.

Quantities by season are:

1946: Five all key editions with spine, cover, and binding issues;

1960: Fifteen with 1958-1959 NFL champion Colts;

1961: Seventeen with Oilers first media guide, Cowboys second year, Eagles 1960 NFL champions;

1962: Twenty-two with two Browns, including a stunning 1962 Jim Brown cover, three Cowboys, Packers NFL championship season;

1963: Thirty-four with Jets AFL, Cowboys, Packers, seven Bears;

1964: Fifty-five with seven AFL assorted, two Cowboys, two Packers;

1965: Forty-eight with nine AFL assorted, two Cowboys, three Packers NFL championship season;

1966: Fifty with 10 AFL assorted, two Cowboys;

1967: One hundred and one with six AFL assorted;

1968: One hundred and twenty-two with two AFL assorted;

1969: One hundred and thirty with 12 AFL assorted;

TOTAL: 599.

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