Post Cereal Football

90 John Unitas — Baltimore Colts

Alpha-Bits ¾ oz.	Grape Nuts Flakes 12 oz.	Top 3 10 oz.


Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. (run 1)	Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. (run 2)


Alpha-Bits ¾ oz. On the back of the single Alpha-Bits package in Post Tens and Treat Paks. Slight gap between adhesive in middle and right edge. Blue border on right and top and bottom right halves when over cut. Cropped about the same as the GNF12/T310 cards and higher and left of the SCCF10. Vivid blue sky. Bright green trees and grass. Two-toned bleachers with a lighter color green at the top on the left side of the photo. Bright white pants. Light brown hair. Blue border around top, bottom and right side when over cut. Adhesive pattern shows across the bottom and in the middle at far right.

Grape Nuts Flakes 12 oz. Double print with T310. Cropped similar to the AB¾ cards and higher and farther left than the SCCF10. Blue sky becoming slightly purple close to the tree tops on the left side. Trees show some brown areas. Bleachers show some brown at the top on the left side of the photo. Pants are grayish white. Darker hair than AB¾. Lighter colors than the SCCF10 and not as vivid as the AB¾ cards. This card often has vertical adhesive on the sides of the back.

Top 3 10 oz. Double print with GNF12. Two white dots are present in the sky just above the treeline on the left side of the Top 3 card. See the large scans just below. Lighter blue sky than GNF12. Grass and jersey lighter than GNF12. This card was in the lower right corner of the Top 3 panel and it does exhibit the tire track pattern of little diamond shapes. This card often has vertical adhesive on the sides of the back.

Grape Nuts Flakes 12 Oz. (left) and Top 3 10 oz. (right) Top 3 10 oz. cards show two white dots as shown in the scan on the right that are not present on the Grape Nuts Flakes 12 oz. cards.

Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. production run 1 This card was part of a panel on a box that was part of two production runs, resulting in cards with different markings. Slightly lighter colors than the SCCF10 production run 2. This card has red marks that enable identification. (See large scans below.) Cropped lower and farther right than either the AB¾ cards or the GNF12/T310 cards. The SCCF10 shows a purplish colored tree underneath Unitas' left elbow. Sky is darker blue than the other pairs of cards, as is the jersey. The SCCF10 cards show pronounced turquoise colored piping on Unitas' left leg. Pants look more silver on the SCCF10 production run 2 than on SCCF10 production run 1. Trees, bleachers and grass are all greenish brown. Bleachers don't have the same two-tone look that the AB¾ and GNF12/T310 cards have.

Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. production run 2 This card was part of a panel on a box that was part of two production runs, resulting in cards with different markings. Slightly darker colors trending blue than the SCCF10 production run 1. This card does not have the red marks that are present on the SCCF10 production run 1, enabling identification. (See large scans below.) Cropped lower and farther right than either the AB¾ cards or the GNF12/T310 cards.

Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 Oz. run 1 (left) and Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. run 2 (right) SCCF10 cards have print marks (or no print marks) that differentiate between the two production runs. Identifiable differences on Unitas' card are the red mark circled on the SCCF10 production run 1 on Unitas' pants near his right hip and the circled red mark just above the point of the football. Colors are not always consistent on these cards but the print marks are.
	Grape Nuts Flakes 12 oz. Post Tens preloaded Blue sky becoming slightly purple close to the tree tops on the left side. Trees show some brown areas. Bleachers show some brown at the top on the left side of the photo. Pants are grayish white. Top 3 10 oz. mouseover Two white dots are present in the sky just above the treeline on the left side of the Top 3 card. See the large scans above. Lighter blue sky than GNF12. Grass and jersey lighter than GNF12. This card exhibits the tire track pattern of little diamond shapes.
	Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. run 1 preloaded Slightly lighter colors than the production run 2 card. This card has red marks that enable identification. (See large scans above.) Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. run 2 mouseover Slightly darker colors trending blue than the SCCF10 production run 1. This card does not have the red marks that are present of production run 1, enabling identification. (See large scans above.)
	Alpha-Bits ¾ oz. preloaded Blue border on right and top and bottom right halves when over cut. Cropped about the same as the GNF12/T310 cards. Vivid blue sky. Bright green trees and grass. Two-toned bleachers with a lighter color green at the top on the left side of the photo. Bright white pants. Light brown hair. Grape Nuts Flakes 12 oz. mouseover Cropped similar to the AB¾ cards. Blue sky becoming slightly purple close to the tree tops on the left side. Trees show some brown areas. Bleachers show some brown at the top on the left side of the photo. Pants are grayish white. Darker hair than AB¾. Colors not as vivid as the AB¾ cards.
	Alpha-Bits ¾ oz. preloaded Blue border on right and top and bottom right halves when over cut. Cropped higher and left of the SCCF10. Vivid blue sky. Bright green trees and grass. Two-toned bleachers with a lighter color green at the top on the left side of the photo. Bright white pants. Light brown hair. Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. mouseover Cropped lower and farther right than the AB¾ cards. The SCCF10 shows a purplish colored tree underneath Unitas' left elbow. Sky and jersey are darker blue than the AB¾. SCCF10 cards show pronounced turquoise colored piping on Unitas' left leg. Pants have a silver color. Trees, bleachers and grass are all greenish brown. Bleachers don't have the same two-tone look that the AB¾ have.
	Grape Nuts Flakes 12 oz. preloaded Cropped higher and farther left than the OF15/SCCF10 pair. Blue sky becoming slightly purple close to the tree tops on the left side. Trees show some brown areas. Bleachers show some brown at the top on the left side of the photo. Pants are grayish white. Lighter colors than the SCCF10. Sugar Coated Corn Flakes 10 oz. mouseover Cropped lower and farther right than the GNF12/T310 cards. Thge SCCF10 shows a purplish colored tree underneath Unitas' left elbow. Sky and jersey are darker blue than the GNF12/T310 cards. SCCF10 cards show pronounced turquoise colored piping on Unitas' left leg. Pants have a silver look. Trees, bleachers and grass are all greenish brown. Bleachers don't have the same two-tone look that the GNF12/T310 cards have.