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Exhibitman
05-09-2018, 12:46 PM
Hope it proves useful to the community.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-warshaw/exhibit-and-related-sports-arcade-cards/paperback/product-23637151.html

Please PM or email me with all of the errors, omissions and mistakes I made.

Enjoy!

Rookiemonster
05-09-2018, 12:47 PM
Congratulations! I’m sure it will be awesome! Hopefully I’ll be able to pick one up this year.

BeanTown
05-09-2018, 01:02 PM
Nice job Adam. Getting one on order today. Will save me time from going to your website for reference and asking Scott and Bob questions all the time. Lol

I found an online coupon to use on Lulu. Use FWD15 when checking out, for an additional 15% off

Rickyy
05-09-2018, 01:12 PM
Yesss! I will be ordering one for sure!

Ricky Y

GasHouseGang
05-09-2018, 01:28 PM
Great job Adam. This book should help clear up a lot of questions in the hobby about this complex subject.

Griffins
05-09-2018, 01:55 PM
Ordered. If it helps half as much as America's Great Boxing Cards it will be well worth it.

edhans
05-09-2018, 03:08 PM
I'll take one at the National if you"re bringing some.

Snapolit1
05-09-2018, 03:26 PM
Bought one. Love reading bout Exhibits.

Exhibitman
05-09-2018, 04:20 PM
Barring unusual conditions I should be at the National with books. I'll be at Al's table (Love of the Game), or more accurately, my briefcase and candy wrappers will be there because I will be all over the floor looking for cards as usual.

edhans
05-09-2018, 04:39 PM
Always look forward to seeing you, Adam.

ls7plus
05-11-2018, 04:00 PM
Just bought one and very much look forward to reading it!

Best wishes, Adam,

Larry

Stonepony
05-11-2018, 04:06 PM
That's a great accomplishment, well done!

wrapperguy
05-12-2018, 10:14 PM
Just ordered one! Looking forward to it. If Adam does it, it will be done well!

yanksfan09
05-13-2018, 09:40 AM
Just ordered one, looking forward to it!

t.tomc
05-17-2018, 03:05 PM
The book looks great!

midmo
05-17-2018, 04:46 PM
Very cool Adam. I just ordered one as well.

PowderedH2O
05-17-2018, 04:58 PM
Me too! Can't read enough about exhibits.

commishbob
05-17-2018, 05:00 PM
Just ordered mine. Lulu has a 20% promo. Type TWENTY18 at checkout.

Looking forward to receiving it!

LuckyLarry
05-17-2018, 05:10 PM
I just bought one and thanks for the discount code it worked. Now If I could only figure out all the actors actresses and cowboys, I would be set!
Larry

whiteymet
05-17-2018, 08:33 PM
ordered mine today.

Will be on my bookshelf after reading it along with all of Elwood Scharf's archives I own.

mrvster
05-17-2018, 08:39 PM
my friend! that's AWESOME!

Wite3
05-18-2018, 11:47 AM
Awesome, cant wait to get it! Congrats!

Snapolit1
05-18-2018, 07:42 PM
Adam

Read on a long flight today. Really enjoyed it. Answered a bunch of questions that have vexed me for a while. My Not Use in Exhibit Machine card is in fact an Exhibits card. Who knew. Will use going forward many times I’m sure. Nice job.

Steve

Shankweather
05-19-2018, 08:43 AM
Just ordered, this is quite an accomplishment

Exhibitman
05-19-2018, 09:32 AM
Adam

Read on a long flight today. Really enjoyed it. Answered a bunch of questions that have vexed me for a while. My Not Use in Exhibit Machine card is in fact an Exhibits card. Who knew. Will use going forward many times I’m sure. Nice job.

Steve

Who knew? I did ;)

Thanks for the kind words.

Bill77
05-19-2018, 12:51 PM
Just got my copy in the mail this morning and a card I have been looking for since I saw it on one of Adam's web sites about 2 years ago.

Exhibitman
05-19-2018, 05:44 PM
Yes, there are some fringe benefits to an Exhibit card collection...

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/Newmar.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/Monroe.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/Exhibit%20Gardner_%20Ava.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/Exhibit%20Grable_%20Betty.jpg

BeanTown
05-19-2018, 08:04 PM
Just got the book in today. Learned something within minutes of going through it. So instead of thinking the 1926-29 series postcard backs were from that period is wrong. 1925-31 is the correct time period.

I knew the Silhouette cards were rare but what I didnt know is that a blank back card most likely was printed as a short print from 1925. So....if this is the case, the 1925 exhibit Gehrig rookie has company with even a more rare issue of he Silhouette.

The one thing I was unclear on was what timeframe the card would be, if it had the "This Side For Correspondence" on the reverse? Would there be a chance its 1925 or 26 on those as well?

Baseballcrazy62
05-20-2018, 06:30 AM
Just ordered one. Looking forward to receiving it.

Exhibitman
05-20-2018, 10:28 AM
Just got the book in today. Learned something within minutes of going through it. So instead of thinking the 1926-29 series postcard backs were from that period is wrong. 1925-31 is the correct time period.

I knew the Silhouette cards were rare but what I didnt know is that a blank back card most likely was printed as a short print from 1925. So....if this is the case, the 1925 exhibit Gehrig rookie has company with even a more rare issue of he Silhouette.

The one thing I was unclear on was what timeframe the card would be, if it had the "This Side For Correspondence" on the reverse? Would there be a chance its 1925 or 26 on those as well?

I have never seen a Gehrig blank back or 'correspondence' no USA back. The 'correspondence' without the Made in USA is definitely the earliest printed back in the set. I think it could be 1925 too but also may slop over to 1926; I am not sure. Woody Scharf may be right with his Set 81 analysis; I will try to dig out and scan the info he sent me on that subject. He wrote of firsthand knowledge of the 1925 issue date.

Baseballcrazy62
05-26-2018, 05:00 PM
Just received mine. Highly suggest you order it.

Thanks

Rickyy
05-27-2018, 01:53 AM
Kudos to Adam. It is a very enjoying read, a nice way for me to spend this holiday weekend. A must for any Exhibit Card fan!

Ricky Y

rjackson44
05-27-2018, 07:27 AM
Love the exhibit man

mawitzi
05-27-2018, 08:55 AM
I got my copy yesterday. Very interesting book. I have learned a lot in the first few pages.

mantlefan
05-27-2018, 09:32 AM
Just finished reading mine.

I finally get the rationale of Exhibits and the difficulty of dating and grading them!!

5 STARS!

BeanTown
05-27-2018, 12:57 PM
Wanted to show some cool cards that Adam's book covers.

RedsFan1941
05-27-2018, 02:19 PM
wow wow wow

amazingly cool

thanks for sharing!!!!!

frankh8147
05-28-2018, 11:49 AM
I received my copy yesterday - great book Adam! I highly recommend it.

One a side note, it was nice to see these guys get their own section (rather than just being lumped in with the 1922 Eastern Exhibits).

PowderedH2O
05-28-2018, 04:30 PM
I spent the better part of Saturday reading it. I still have a bunch left to read. Well worth $25.

Exhibitman
05-30-2018, 04:55 PM
Some corrections (thanks to Fred McKie for eagle-eyed reading):

Page 64: The Pafko C on cap is the easier variation. The "no C" light background version that dates to 1959 is the tougher version.

Page 65: The Lombardi projection variation. Here is a picture:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/Lombardi.jpg

The center and right cards.

Page 67: The Doby AEC card should read "a 1949 or 1950 card"; the 1940 was a typo.

Page 68: The Satchel Paige without the AEC: here is a picture:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/Page%20Comp.jpg

Page 69: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette back has been seen with two different sportswriters on them. They are also known in a Champions card (Mikan). Another rando brand advertising is Bomba Chiclets from Puerto Rico.

Hope these help.

darkhorse9
05-31-2018, 07:50 AM
I got sucked into the Exhibit world with the Salutation exhibits.

The book has me intrigued. I know there's no way to confirm the year that an actual physical card was produced, but I also know there were only certain cards produced in any given year. I think I read somewhere that 32 different cards were made each year.

In the book, have you been able to determine what cards were produced in a given year, in say 1942?