Along with the Royal Desserts cards of 1952, Wheaties had cards you could cut out from the cereal boxes. The set had 60 cards from every sport from baseball to bowling. The are 30 players in the set, each with a portrait view and an action view. There are six cards of three different players listed. The more that is available from the card being cut out the more desireable the card is (in my humble opinion), but as less is cut you will see the dotted lines and then the blue background. The cards measure approx. 2" x 2 3/4" (depending how much is cut). If you get a miscut card - remember is was ususally a child cutting the card out! There was also a 1951 series that featured the great George Mikan.
| Card # | Card Description |
| No# | George Mikan |
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| Card # | Card Description |
| 1 | Bob Davies (Portrait) |
| 2 | Bob Davies (Action) |
| 3 | George Mikan (Portrait) |
| 4 | George Mikan (Action) |
| 5 | Jim Pollard (Portrait) |
| 6 | Jim Pollard (Action) |
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