Babe Ruth exhibit need help

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Posted By: Martin Neal

I could use a little help in determining what year this exhibit was issued and whether it could be a reprint? I think I have seen it before but cannot identify it now.

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Posted By: Paul

Looks like a 1926-29 Exhibits blank back variation, & I think it looks authentic.

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Posted By: Martin Neal

Thanks Paul
I wonder if I should soak off the remnants of scrapbook paper.

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Posted By: jackgoodman

Don't start!!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: Paul

I've never soaked a card, so I just dont know.

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Posted By: Martin Neal

I was just kidding. Just trying to keep in line with the topic of the day. Does anyone know what the value of this card might be? I have not purchased it yet and do not want to overpay. There are no creases, but there is a spot of paper loss in the middle of the back

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Posted By: Paul

My best SWAG is about $400.00. Edited to say I'm usually too conservative with my estimates. Any other price estimates?

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Posted By: Jeff Prizner

Great image of Ruth on that card!!!

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Posted By: Paul

Yep, great image. Much better than Ruth's 1927 & 28 Exhibits in my opinion.

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Posted By: fkw

There are 2 Ruths in that set, the "Batting" card like yours and the "Pose" version (below).



PS that scrapbook residue will come off easily in less than 5 minutes. DO NOT completely soak the exhibit card. Use a wet tissue (re-wetting as needed) and dab only the scrapbook paper (just try to get the paper wet and not so much the card). Once the paper is wet use the edge of tweasers or even a pin to chip away at the paper, it should come off easily and sometime all in one large piece. I just did it to a 1926-29 Hornsby exhibit card today.

Here are some more from this set (my favorite Exhibit set). They come with or without background (see Sisler) and a couple even have updated name plates (see Frisch)

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Posted By: fkw

The same image as the extremely rare 1933 Blue Bird Ruth (side view)

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Posted By: HarryWallace

Great image. I think that exhibits are underappreciated.

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Posted By: Paul

I agree, the 26-29 Exhibits are also my favorite. The Ruth "pose" is my favorite Ruth Exhibits, followed by his 1921 card. Also, hard to beat Gehrig's 26-29 "portrait". That image looks great on a Exhibits size card.

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Posted By: Paul

Frank, is your "side view" the only know example? If not, there's probably only a couple known.

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Posted By: fkw

I dont own it anymore. I found it in 1999 (South Carolina 1930s scrapbook) and it was never checklisted then. SCD did an article with picture of it at the time (1999 or 2000). I sold it a couple years ago. Dont know who has it now. Its the only one Ive ever seen, and the one that updated the checklist and info in the SCD Big Book. From my understanding there is about 30-40 of the front view and only this single example of the side view, others might exist though.

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Posted By: Paul

Thanks for the info. I've got one of the front views. I think they are very cool cards.

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Posted By: Jeff Prizner

Here's the 1921 Paul mentioned, I think this is my favorite Ruth card.

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Posted By: Ricky Y

I have the exact same card 26-29 with the blank back. Great pose too. I wonder which version is rarer..the one with the post card back or one without...

Ricky

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Posted By: warshawlaw

It has long been my favorite.

Briefly, the blank backed cards are generally rarer BUT depending on which card is involved could be more common. It all depends on when in the print run the card was inserted and/or pulled. The Ruth batting was the first of the Ruth cards in the set and ran until the portrait card replaced it, so it is easier to find than some of the short prints. I'd hazard an educated guess that the blank back version is tougher to find than one of the PC backed versions because that is the general pattern with the set.