1st Issue of Sports Illustrated real or reprint
 

Is there a way to tell if the first issue of Sports Illustrated is original or reprint

Yes
 

There is a great post somewhere on here, but I am not great at finding stuff. Sorry. Hope you find it

Look for the subscription card that is stapled inside the magazine. He one that you could tear off and send in stating you wanted to subscribe.

also is there a mailing address or not

There was no mailing address on any of the first SI issues as they were sent an envelope.

There are two easy ways to tell if you have an original or reprint. First - like Jason said look inside to see if there is subscription card on the table of contents page. If there is, it should be authentic. Secondly, on page one there is an add at the bottom of the page of a guy with a gas pump. In the original, you can read the writing on the gas pump. In the reprint, you can't. The words are fuzzy. Hope this helps.

The lack of a subscription card does not, in and of itself, mean the copy is a reprint. It's possible an original purchaser may have liked the magazine and removed the card to subscribe.

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