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BASEBALL BAT
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Winner of 1968 Camaro |
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1968 American Oil Service Stations Winners
Circle Baseball Cards |
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- Circa - 1968
- Issuer - American Oil
- Size - 5 3/16" x 2 1/8" (Full Panel)
Individual Card 2-5/8” x 2-1/8”
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- Price Guide - $15.00-$75.00 (EX-NM)
Value will vary based on player demand
Uncut pairs carry a premium over single cards, as will 2 players on 1 panel
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In 1968 "Winners Circle" game cards were
distributed by American Oil Service
Centers to anyone with a drivers
license, no purchase necessary. Patrons
could win Cars or cash up to $1,000.
Over half the winning game cards were
instant winners. After a
participant tore the attached cards
apart along the perforation, it reveled
the action picture on the left side and
the "Winners circle" picture on the
right side. If the same sports
personality or car appears on both
sides, you are the instant winner of
that cash prize or car.
Three Sports
personalities were baseball players.
Mickey Mantle (prize value $10.) Willie Mays (prize
value $10.)
and Babe Ruth (prize value $1.) Willie
Mays and Babe Ruth cards are only
featured on the right, Winners Circle
side. Only instant winning game cards
had these players appearing on the left
action side. The winner would have then
cashed in the card. Mickey Mantle is
only featured on the left action side.
The game cards with Mickey Mantle on
the Winners Circle right side, were
instant winners, and would have been
cashed in. Such instant winning cards
would carry a huge premium.
In 1968 service station games were under investigation for the ability of
dealers to pick out winning
combinations. This ability had lead to
instances of dealers giving winners to
their friends and family, and in some
instances collecting the prize
themselves. Games included; Humble
Oil's "wild card Tigerino," Shell Oil's
"Mr. President," and American Oil's
"Winners Circle"
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1968 American Oil
Winner Circle Baseball Cards |
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Back of 1968 Winners Circle Card |
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1968 Corvette - Babe Ruth
Winners Circle Card |
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1968 Mickey Mantle - Babe Ruth
Winners Circle Card |
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KEYMAN COLLECTIBLES
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