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Often called Bazooka Joe Emblems,
Big League Emblems or Topps Felts, the Bazooka
Major League Team
Emblems were made available through Topps
Baseball cards from 1956 -1958. The set
consists of sixteen 5" diameter
regulation size felt team patches. They were made
available through a special offer from
premium cards that were inserted iinto
the the Topps nickel baseball packs.
As advertised on the cards they were
"Great on *T-Shirts, *Sweaters, and
*Jackets.
To receive a Major League Team Emblem
you had to send in one, Blony or
Bazooka bubble gum wrapper in a
self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE).
The back of the premium insert card
made it clear to send only the BAZOOKA
or BLONY bubble gum wrappers, and
"Don't send comics or baseball
wrappers." When you received the Team
Emblem in the mail, it came with a
tri-fold mailer with a letter signed by
Bazooka Joe & Archie on one one side.
The Bazooka & Blony Bubble Gum letter head, with the greeting Dear
friend, goes on to read: "We're happy to
send you the Emblem of your Favorite
team as a gift from Bazooka Joe and
Archie. Its swell to count you among
the many Baseball Fans and Major League
Ball Players who chew BAZOOKA and
BLONY, young America's favorite Bubble
Gums." Note: 1958 was the first
year the Team Emblems were issued with
the words "Your Favorite Team" across
the top of the felts, as noted in the
letter.
The letter goes on to say that you could get other prizes by saving the
big four color comics in every pack of
Bazooka, and Blony, which are pictured
on the back of the letter. The top of
the prize list illustrated Bazooka Joe
and Archie with a caption that reads
"Here's a few of the free prizes you
can get for saving Bazooka & Blony
comics." Prizes listed includes;
a cardinal camera, Gold plated initial
ring, two bladed knife, and two-way
space phones. The bottom has Mailing
instructions.
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