Card Manufacturer: Hostess
Card Set: Hostess Baseball
Year: 1975
Card Number: 80
Card Type: Twinkie Single
It's rookie card Wednesday here at the Yount Collector. Don't worry there won't be too many of those. And while Robin has more than just his 1975 Topps rookie card he doesn't have that many more.
Of course his 1975 Hostess cards are classics and most clean versions you see hand cut come off of boxes, but there are also these version that were used as the backer for the Twinkies twin pack. I know that Hostess offered cards this was for at least 1975, 1976 and 1977. Unfortunately you can see what having two Twinkies sitting on top of the card does.
I have read that there are a number of these card that made it out of the factory without being used. I haven't seen one with my own eyes, but I'm sure they come with a premium price.
Another distinguishing feature of these cards other than the fact they are featured singly on an over sized piece of cardboard is the black stripe on the back of the card and of course the huge grease stain. The card is otherwise exactly the same as the one featured in panels on the back of Hostess boxes.
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