1973-74 North Carolina Tarheels Playing Cards Basketball Forum

This set of playing cards has a variation. The card I have (Walter Davis - 8 of diamonds) has a blue back reversal. All parts that are white on the cards in the CL (except the border) is blue. Everything blue in the CL is white. The face is not different.

Do we know if this is a case where a "canasta" deck was released? (For those who might not know, canasta plays with 2 complete decks of cards, and many times for these "commemorative decks", they would issue the 2 decks with differing backs.)

We have seen this case before with college teams (Gold & Black backs) and with a Santa Claus deck. It wouldn't surprise me if it's the whole deck, but would be good to know before adding individuals (and then having to re-do a bunch of work).

I cannot prove it, but I do agree with Dan.  The odds are great it is 2 different sets.  

I have the 4 sets of the Nebraska Cornhusker football. (Red and White)  2 years  73 & 74

When makes me believe there are 2 set? 

When looking for my huskers I run upon many College teams with it on E-Bay and other sites with two different backings.  

I have met a dealer which only does oddball stuff, and he was in the mind set with all his dealings that most of the college playing card sets had two back colors (team colors).     There was a lot of "canasta" card playing in college during the 70s.

I meet a guy (family) that was collecting all types of playing cards.  Mainly cards from casinos and towns they visited.  All the College sports playing cards that he had seen or purchased had two sets with different backs.    Which he did pick up some.

Plus others

Side note I was warned about buying singles marked one year.     The card may be the same card that is in another year.   Like lot of the cards in the Heros playing cards sets as the copyright mark on the box is the only that is different on some sets.