tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post992103360630753133..comments2024-03-24T16:08:17.795-04:00Comments on The Topps Archives: Gonna Catch The First Thing Smokin'toppcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698182920578539949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post-24247996628815406442010-09-24T05:20:13.365-04:002010-09-24T05:20:13.365-04:00As part of my A&BC Chewing Gum history pages I...As part of my A&BC Chewing Gum history pages I've included a reference to these Rolling Stone cards. Douglas Coakley once told me that A&BC used to print up limited numbers of new sets of cards and then issue them to selected newsagents that they trusted as 'test sites'. A&BC were always confident that they could judge their new markets, but in the case of the Rolling Stones cards they were surprised when their testers told them that there would be very little sales interest. As a result the cards were never released for general sale. The only copies which survive would be those issued to the tester sites. Nigel (Nigel's Webspace Football Cards).Nigelhttp://cards.littleoak.com.au/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com