Hi Gents:
Been away for a few days. Since I started this thread I should log back into the conversation.
Starting at the top:
Sorry Chris, Mantle is not available as I am sure you knew. Mantle was probably the one in the worst shape of the group as someone put tape on all four corners!
I did get a few dupes which I would consider trading but the Mick was not one of them. I also have a few Dad's Cookies for trade.
Thanks Ricky! I know you enjoy your Exhibits as I do!
Hey Adam: I did not classify these as a variation, I said they were a new/different back. Agreed it and others with stamps are not OEM. Please post other baseball/football Exhibits with aftermarket stamping you mention.
I will post some of mine below. In order (I hope)
Set of Dad's Cookies, 2 Different Fonts/Wording on the Holloway Black Cow Sucker backs, Dad's close up, Bomba Chicklets from Puerto Rico, Triple Nickel Books, 2 Different 1955 PC backs one with plain line one with the words A MUTOSCOPE CARD in the line, A Plain PC back, Fun Fair back again, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and close up of Triple Nickel Books.
Anyone else have any different backs on their Post 1939 Exhibits? If so please post them here!
One interesting point that may or may not be pertinent, as mentioned, I got 45 different in this group. One of the other backs shown below, the Bomba Chicklets from Puerto Rico, also has 45 different cards in the group that was found. I wonder if the Exhibit company limited other company's who wanted to print or stamp on the back to just do so on 45 cards so as not to "infringe" on the normal Exhibit set of 64 cards. This may hold true for all but the Dad's Cookies set which was issued in a 64 card set.
More research will need to be done and more cards for most of the sets would need to be found to answer that question.
Fred
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