1949 Exhibit Cards

[skooter]

Does anyone on this forum have, or know where I can get a list of the Exhibits produced in 1949? They all have "AN EXHIBIT CARD" printed on the lower left. I was told the series consisted of 32 cards. Any help would be appreciated.

[39special]

I have a price guide that has 1948 Baseball great hall of fame exhibits with 33 listed,and 1947-66 Exhibits with 336,don't see any 1949 by themselves

[fkw]

My own checklist from cards Ive seen on eBay and then marked a check next to the corresponding card in the 2 Exhibit checklists (2 cards are from the so called 1939-46 set, and 30 from the so called 1947-66 set)


edited to add 3 more to checklist.... Berra, Stirnweiss, Tebbetts (thanks Adam W.)
edited to remove the Waitkus card (thanks Fred)

1949 EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO. SET 34 diff. ?maybe more?
(1) Luke Appling
(2) Ritchie Ashburn (1st name incorrect)
(3) Gene Bearden
(4) Yogi Berra (portrait)
(5) Ralph Branca
(6) Harry Breachen
(7) Lou Brissie
(8) Alvin Dark (Braves)
(9) Bob Dillinger
(10) Larry Doby (bat off border)
(11) Bobby Doerr
(12) Dick Fowler
(13) Frank Gustine (plain)
(14) Tommy Holmes (salutations style, yours truly...)
(15) Charlie Keeler
(16) Ken Keltner
(17) Bob Lemon
(18) Martin Marion (salutations style)
(19) Willard Marshall
(20) Dale Mitchell
(21) Hal Newhouser
(22) Satchel Paige
(23) Phil Rizzuto
(24) John Sain
(25) Ed Stanky (plain)
(26) Snuffy Stirnweiss
(27) George "Birdie" Tebbetts
(28) Bobby Thompson
(29) Mickey Vernon (throw)
(30) Bucky Walters
(31) Braves team 1948
(32) Dodgers team 1949
(33) Indians team 1948
(34) Yankees team 1949

ie.

1939-46 Salutations style

[fkw]

PS since this set of 32 was printed on the same single sheets, I would think that every single card can be found in either a B&W tone, or a Sepia tone, but havent checklisted them to see yet.

ie.

[fkw]

PS I have never seen the Satchel Paige w/o the "AN EXHIBIT CARD" note, so I believe this is the only year he was issued. A cheaper "Rookie" card to say the least when compared to the Leaf and Bowman cards of the same year.

[39special]

Originally Posted by fkw

My own checklist from cards Ive seen on eBay and then marked a check next to the corresponding card in the 2 Exhibit checklists (2 cards are from the so called 1939-46 set, and 30 from the so called 1947-66 set)

1949 EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO. SET
(1) Luke Appling
(2) Ritchie Ashburn (1st name incorrect)
(3) Gene Bearden
(4) Ralph Branca
(5) Harry Breachen
(6) Lou Brissie
(7) Alvin Dark (Braves)
(8) Bob Dillinger
(9) Larry Doby (bat off border)
(10) Bobby Doerr
(11) Dick Fowler
(12) Frank Gustine (plain)
(13) Tommy Holmes (salutations style, yours truly...)
(14) Charlie Keeler
(15) Ken Keltner
(16) Bob Lemon
(17) Martin Marion (salutations style)
(18) Willard Marshall
(19) Dale Mitchell
(20) Hal Newhouser
(21) Satchel Paige
(22) Phil Rizzuto
(23) John Sain
(24) Ed Stanky (plain)
(25) Bobby Thompson
(26) Mickey Vernon (throw)
(27) Ediie Waitkus (throw, plain)
(28) Bucky Walters
(29) Braves team 1948
(30) Dodgers team 1949
(31) Indians team 1948
(32) Yankees team 1949

ie.

1939-46 Salutations style

I also a bunch of the Exhibits and wondered the years. Is there a checklist for each year?

[fkw]

Hi Steve, the 1949 set is easy because of the major design change (adding the "AN EXHIBIT CARD"), the other years would be far more difficult to break down and checklist because you will need to measure the width of the "MADE IN USA", or note the change when they changed it to "Made In USA" and "Printed in USA", or when the year had only B&W cards (ie 1952) etc., and even then some styles overlapped years.

some that could be done...

1939-41 set (16 cards) Averill, Gehrig, Gomez, Hartnett, Klein, Kreevich, Cordially Lombardi, Mulcahy, Very Best Wishes Newson (sic), Rizzo, Russell, and the "#9" Williams, plus 4 others Ive not looked for but will have the "MADE IN USA" of 3/4"

The 1954-56 set would be fairly easy too because All except one, the Pee Wee Reese, had the player's name set in a distinctive typescript at bottom of card (30), plus 2 cards (Rizzuto and Doby) with the "AN EXHIBIT CARD" note scratched off in bottom corner

ie.

1954-56 Exhibit Supply Co.

[fkw]

sets will range from 16 cards to 64 cards depending on the year.

[39special]

Thanks for the info Frank.That clears some things up about the years for me!

[Exhibitman]

Sorry to pop the 32-card checklist:

Berra



Stirnweiss



Tebbetts



Also, the fact that the 1948 and 1949 WS teams had the tag line would seem to indicate to me that the An Exhibit Card designation was used for two years at least.

[sealmark2]

Louis:

Send me your address and I will mail you a checklist I put together a couple of years ago. It just might be the most detailed around. If you want a copy I hope it helps. I sent it to at least one of the folks who have responded to your post but never heard back from them. Such is today's "hobby".

Mark K. Bowers
mkbow2@surewest.net

[fkw]

Oh Boy Adam 3 more......... Now I dont know, lol

Here is the SCD article from many years ago that I based my breakdown on, I have found a couple other errors with it in the past but overall its an OK article....

__________________________________________________ _______________________
The Post-War Exhibit Baseball Puzzle



By



Bob Schulhof



Sports Collectors Digest

February 12, 1993





The Exhibit Supply Co. of Chicago produced the longest running of baseball cards in existence, covering the interval from 1921 through 1966, making them very popular with collectors. While the price guides give values and checklists for each year through 1938, they lump everything after 1938 into just two “sets”. If there was ever a hoax on the collector world it is all those baseball card price guides that divide the later Exhibits into 1939-46 “Salutations” and 1947-66 everything else. Then you have a hard time explaining why Joe DiMaggio is listed at $15 while Ed Kranepool is spotted at $40. (This is only in books. I have seen people pay $100 for a Kranepool if they could find one!)



The fact is there was a set of 16, 32 or 64 cards issued each year from 1939 through 1966 with minor changes from year to year. This latter fact would make one think that all cards were of equal scarcity since Exhibit produced exactly the same number of each player in any given year.



After 1939, to make up each yearly set, Exhibit would review the previous year’s issue, keep some poses and players identical to the year before and add some new ones. While many Exhibit collectors collect by pose only and do not try to keep their cards in yearly order, some may wish to organize theirs by the year in which they first appeared. This practice of dropping some poses each year and adding new ones leaves a lot of room for variation in scarcity for a single player or pose since one pose might be a one-year issue, while another could have a run of five or even 10 years in the same form. The point is though, there is no such thing as a 1947-66 set! Even cards from the “Salutation” set are to be found merged in with the “1947-66” set.



The cause of the frustration is that Exhibit did not mark the cards with the year of production. They did give a clue to dating however, in that the post-war cards carried an identifying mark. “MADE IN USA” (all caps) was used from 1939 through 1950, “Made in USA” (upper and lower case) from 1951 through 1953, “PRINTED IN USA” (all caps) from 1954-1956 and “Printed In USA” (upper and lower case) after 1956. In the years before 1951 the “MADE IN USA” varied in size each year so that Exhibit fanatics can in fact close in on the year of issue of each card.



Even the great researcher Elwood Scharf (of the old Trader Speaks) was not able to unravel the Salutations produced from 1939 to 1945, all of which were produced in brown. We do know the 1939-41 sets were 16 cards and the 1942 sets were 32 cards. He lists as short runs and so hardest to find: Averill, Gehrig, Gomez, Hartnett, Klein, Kreevich, Cordially, Lombardi, Mulcahy, Very Best Wishes Newson (sic), Rizzo and Russell. The “Number 9” Williams was also issued in this period and was rated about “medium tough.” Paper shortages limited production, but Exhibits may have been the only baseball cards consistently available through the war years. These cards bore a large “MADE IN USA” of ¾ inch.



There were six cards to be found with ½ inch :MADE IN USA” which had to be replacements during 1942-1945 as they include Rieser and Pollett who did not have full years until 1941. In 1946, new plates were made and all cards given a red-brown color and a “MADE IN USA” of 9/16 inch. Fifteen pictures were repeats of what came before, while there were 14 new ones, and particularly Williams in a full-length batting pose, Feller in his follow through and a Greenberg side view. There were three changes in pose.



1947 was a big year as Exhibit returned to the production of a 64-card set. This would continue in all remaining sets except for the stat backs of 1962. Dickey, McQuinn and Ott were dropped with 28 of the others continuing on. DiMaggio continued to be produced into the “50s and the Williams uninterrupted through 1961, still in “Salutation” form! Hence, the “common” Williams. There were 35 new cards with the “Salutations” dropped, and a ½ inch “MADE IN USA” mark. These are the first cards referred to as the “1947-1966” set. The 1947 set was really half salutations and half new style.



Thirty-nine cards may be identified as 1948 since they sported a new 5/8 “MADE IN USA”. A rarity was created as Barney McCosky was issued in error as Barney Mc Caskey”. This was later corrected to a still incorrect “Mc Coskey” leaving one rare error (McCoskey) and one common one (Mc Caskey). They never got it right.



In 1949, 32 of the cards were given a new distinctive “AN EXHIBIT CARD” mark, and team cards were added for the first time. Eddie Waitkus was reissued with the “C” for Cubs airbrushed off his cap, so actually 33 cards were identifiable as being issued in 1949. The team cards first appear in this year.



In 1950, 25 new cards were issued with a 7/16-inch “MADE IN USA.”



After 1951, Exhibit abandoned the custom of changing the size of the mark each year and merely changed the mark to an upper and lower case “Made In USA”. There were 33 cards issued with this mark in the years 1951-1953. The 1952 set is easy to identify being unusually in B&W.



Cards from 1954-56 may be identified as having the mark “PRINTED IN USA” all in upper case. Thirty cards were issued in this way. All except one, the Pee Wee Reese, had the player’s name set in a distinctive typescript. In 1955, an anomaly occurs where the Rizzuto and Doby that first appeared in 1949 appears with the “AN EXHIBIT CARD” scratched off.



The years 1957-61 saw a new mark, that of “Printed in USA”. The first two years, 1957-58, brought 35 cards marked in this way of which 28 were completely new to Exhibit. A total of 47 changed cards were introduced in 1959, giving the first year when all 64 cards had the same mark “Printed in USA.” Even the “Salutation” Williams was updated this way. Up to now all cards were still somewhat reddish brown so it is revealing to note that in 1960 all cards were issued in black and white, and then in 1961 all cards were a deep brown. It is thus possible to do some dating by color in this issue.



1962 and 1963 saw a new fad for Exhibit, that of printing statistics and biographical information on the back. This was a welcome trend and was apparent on many different issues by the company from recording artists to astronauts. The baseball cards had complete statistics to compete with the gum cards of the day. All 1962 issues retained “Printed in USA” on the front. Twenty new cards were added and the 1962 set was dropped to an even 32 cards, 16 from each league. It was printed in both red and black versions. The “Printed in USA” added for 1962 was 11/16 inch. Thus, a number of players were omitted who saw only a one or two year run, creating rarities.



Exhibit also updated cards of players who switched teams by just airbrushing out the old team ID. Players or new poses who appeared in 1960-61 but not continued thereafter include: Richie Ashburn as a Cub, the real Frank Thomas (C on cap), Bud Daley, Jackie Brandt, Hank Bauer (plain cap) Don Blasingame (plain cap), Rocky Colavito (portrait to chest), Joe Cuningham (batting), Ted Kluszewski (plain cap), Harvey Kuenn (plain cap portrait), Carl Sawatski (plain cap), Herb Score (plain cap) and Roy Sievers (plain cap).



For 1963, the set was expanded to 64 cards and the additional 32 new cards had the “Printed in USA” on the back instead of the front.



By 1964, the company was in trouble and as an economy measure the 64 1963 cards were just reissued with blank backs. It is hard to tell some of the older poses from previous cards; Spahn for example, still having his one and only pose.

[whiteymet]

Gentlemen:

I believe the confusion on the number in the set comes from Franks's initial checklist which he has since updated. The 35 number is as someone else stated "foreign" to Exhibit Cards. I have all of Elwood Scharf's checklists from back in the day. As mentioned in the SCD article he is the GODFATHER of Exhibits. I knew him well and he was a great guy!!

I do not believe there is a Waitkus MARKED "An Exhibit Card". It is NOT on any of Scharf's lists. Can anyone verify the existance of this card??? If not, and you drop this card from the checklist you have 32 cards issued in the 1949 and again in 1950 with only the team cards changing. Thus 32 cards plus two different team cards for a total of 34.

Someone else also mentioned that they all come in sepia and B&W. I am attempting to complete the set both ways. Please check out my wants below and PLEASE LMK if you can help. I am also looking for 1955 Exhibits with the Post Card backs. My wantlist is below as well. I have extras to trade in this set including the MANTLE with the postcard back or will buy. Hope some of you out there can help and we can get a deal going.
Regards, Fred

1949 "AN EXHIBIT CARD" LL CORNER CARD IN BLACK AND WHITE NOT SEPIA:

APPLING, ASHBURN, DARK,DILLINGER, FOWLER, GUSTINE, KELLER, KELTNER, LEMON, MARION, MARSHAL, PAIGE, STANKY, STIRNWEISS, TEBBETS, THOMSON, VERNON, WALTERS, '48 BRAVES, '48 INDIANS, MAYBE '49 YANKS, '49 DODGERS


EXHIBIT POSTCARD BACK WANTLIST:

Ashburn, Baker, Baumholtz, Bilko, Campanella, Doby, Hodgers, Kaline, Kluzewski, Mathews, Mele, Musial, Reese, Robinson, Sauer, Snider, Woodling, Giants team

[skooter]

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my post about 1949 Exhibits. They've all been so helpful. Now I know who to look for! Special thanks to Mark, who took the time to document his Exhibit collection, and provided me his checklist. Most refreshing throughout this forum-----people willing to share info------no one mentioned "graded", or $$$$$.

[fkw]

On the Waitkus card, I never owned it, it was one of the cards I saw on eBay about 4-5 months ago being sold by a single dealer that had almost the whole run of these auctioned 1 at a time. At least 80% of my checklist was from that one week and one dealer. I do remember some of the cards were tough to make out the "AN EXHIBIT CARD" because of the contrast and a light background, but Im usually good about not guessing and usually make sure Im seeing what Im thinking. I just looked at the Waitkus cards and dont believe there would be an issue with the background color on it.
With that said, I have made errors before my checklist was just color coded checkmarks next to the corresponding listing in the SCD Catalog, I made sure to check the right pose variation, on the Waikus card it was the throwing w/plain uniform.

[fkw]

This may be the problem....
(from article above)
"In 1949, 32 of the cards were given a new distinctive “AN EXHIBIT CARD” mark, and team cards were added for the first time. Eddie Waitkus was reissued with the “C” for Cubs airbrushed off his cap, so actually 33 cards were identifiable as being issued in 1949. The team cards first appear in this year."


I may have added it to the checklist because of this note..... I will remove it until I actually see another. thanks for pointing this out, I am far from an expert in Exhibits

PS. the uniform was airbrushed, not the hat, .......so thats another error in the article.

[whiteymet]

Hi Frank:

Yep, I read that too, and it does not say Waitkus was issued with AN EXHIBIT CARD notation. Who was the ebay seller? We may be able to go back looking at his feedback to see who won the Waitkus and try to ask the buyer.

However, since Waitkus was not on any old checklists, and until someone can provide a scan of one you did the right thing by taking it off the checklist.

All the ones currently on ebay do not show the example we are talking about, and I am 99.9% sure the card does not exist. I have never seen it in my over 50 years of Exhibit collecting including a visit to the Exhibit plant in Chicago in 1966 when I got all the uncut sheets, I posted here in another forum.

Fred

[Exhibitman]

Knock out Frank's Waitkus and add my three and we have 30 cards plus four team cards. Most likely explanation is 32 printed in 49 and 50 with the team cards swapped. Until we find some more.

[fkw]

I like the theory of these being issued over 2 years.... with the team cards being swapped out

Maybe 1 year in Sepia and 1 year in B&W ??

If so what came first???
My only clue would be that the 1948 Indians Team card I showed earlier is Sepia in color... so Sepia = 1948??

has anyone seen the same team card in both Sepia and B&W

also from the looks of Fred's wantlist, I think there may be one..... is there a B&W Satchel Paige card?

[whiteymet]

I've too have often wondered what came first. Knowing a LITTLE about what went on at the Exhibit factory, it could be that both the sepia and B&W were issued the same year. Not syaing they were, just saying it's possible.

About the team cards, I have only seen the sepia versions. Same with Paige.

Anyone out there have ANY of the ones I am looking for in B&W, just to confirm they exist?

Fred

[whiteymet]

Hi All:

I am revisiting this old post to ask if any of you have in your collection any of the following "AN EXHIBIT CARD" in lower left corner that are B&W and NOT sepia. It is my belief that 16 cards in this set were issued in B&W as well as sepia while the other cards in the set were issued only in sepia. If any of you have any of the below in B&W it will blow my theory to pieces. If you do please post scans here. I have all the other 16 in B&W.

I have not seen in B&W: Dark, Fowler, Gustine, Keller, Keltner, Lemon, Marion, Marshall, Paige, Stanky, Stirnweiss, Tebbetts, Vernon, Walters, 1948 Braves Team, 1948 Indians Team, 1949 Dodgers Team, 1949 Yankees team.

If you have any of these PLEASE post them here.

Thanks,

Fred

[tjb1952tjb]

Here's my 1949 Doerr B/W and Sepia. Not sure if this help you, but it at least confirms the existence of both...........

[whiteymet]

Hey Tim:

Thanks for posting your Doerr cards. Yep, he is one I have checklisted in both B&W and Sepia. What I am really looking for are any that I listed that anyone would have in B&W. These are the ones I am thinking were NOT issued in B&W only sepia.

Fred

[smtjoy]

Hi Fred,

I just checked thru my 500 of so and I dont have any you are missing with B & W, I did have the Tommy Holmes in both colors.

On a list for 1955, I'm pretty sure you can use the list for the post card back ones as these were only issued in 1955 and as far as I know it was a total of 64 cards. Sorry cant find a list of them, Ill look I probably have it somewhere. (Hey Fred, do you still have an extra Mantle with PC back?)

[CharleyBrown]

Has anyone seen the B&W Jackie Robinson?

Also - I'm looking to buy a 1955 Post Card Backs Exhibit Jackie Robinson if anyone has one available!

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by smtjoy

Hi Fred,

I just checked thru my 500 of so and I dont have any you are missing with B & W, I did have the Tommy Holmes in both colors.

On a list for 1955, I'm pretty sure you can use the list for the post card back ones as these were only issued in 1955 and as far as I know it was a total of 64 cards. Sorry cant find a list of them, Ill look I probably have it somewhere. (Hey Fred, do you still have an extra Mantle with PC back?)

Hi Scott:

Thanks for checking through all your Exhibits. I think we can safely say that the cards I listed in AN EXHIBIT CARD set were NOT issued in B&W. So it seems only half the set was done in B&W. They were probably issued in 1952 because the team cards showing the 1951 pennant winners seem to be only in B&W.

As for the Mantle Exhibit postcard back, yes I do have two, however I am crazy enought to try to collect the set with both the MUTOSCOPE line and w/o the Mutoscope line backs. And lucklily enough my Mantles are one of each.

I have other postcard backs available for trade for others I need. My wants and duplicate lists are below. Any collectors reading this, please LMK if you have any of the postcard back Exhibits I am looking for. I will trade for or buy any I need

EXHIBIT POSTCARD BACK WANTLIST EITHER BACK:

Ashburn, Baker, Bilko, Campanella, Hodgers, Kaline, Kluzewski, Mathews, Musial, Reese, Robinson, Sauer, Snider

NEED W/MUTOSCOPE BACK: Adcock, Atwell, Banks, Baumholtz, Berra, Carrasquel, Dark, Feller, Goodman, Gromek, Kellner, Lopat, Mays, McDougald, Mele, Pafko, Porterfield, Schoendienst, Trucks, Waitkus, Woodling, Zernial, Indians Team card


NEED W/O MUTOSCOPE: Doby, Hegan, Irvin, Maglie, Minoso, Mitchell, Stephens,

DUPES: Batts, Dropo, Ennis (Muto), Fain (Muto) , Goodman, Groth, Hegan (Muto), Hermanski, Irvin (Muto), Lockman, Mitchell (Muto), Rizzuto (Muto), Schmitz, Trucks, Vernon, Wertz (Muto).

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

Has anyone seen the B&W Jackie Robinson?

Also - I'm looking to buy a 1955 Post Card Backs Exhibit Jackie Robinson if anyone has one available!

Hi Charley:

FYI Jackie Robinson is NOT in the AN EXHIBIT CARD set that I originally referenced. He is however in the set MADE IN U.S.A in both B&W and Sepia. It is sometime hard to tell looking at the scans on ebay, but this one LOOKS like it could be the B&W version you are looking for ebay item #160843322423

As for the Robinson Postcard back Exhibit I am looking for that myself. Actually two, one in each back, with and without the MUTOSCOPE line.

[smtjoy]

Ok some of this info might deserve to be on the front page as it affect a few Exhibit sets, I won a lot, that had a few paper items from a person who was a customer of the Exhibit Supply Company, the lot had three main items- 1948 letter to clarify an order that was placed, 1949 Exhibit Price List(4 pages) and 1950 Exhibit Order Form.

1- 1948 letter to clarify an order that was placed- the letter is dated June 24, 1948, the letter does not really contain any info but does establish that the person did order from them

2- 1949 Exhibit Price List- This has great info and full of pictures, its 4 pages front and back with pictures of all the series you could order that year. The envelope this was mailed in was dated May 5th 1949

3- 1950 Exhibit Order Form- Another great item that list everything you could order and prices for all. It also marks sets as new with an black dot and those updated for 1950 with an "X".

A few things I noticed from looking these over was-

1- On the Baseball Stars Page 3- It clearly list 64 cards (So I would think they had 32 that did not change from 1948 as well as the 32 with the "AN EXHIBIT CARD" listed to make 64) and the card shown is a salutation (which to me adds credence that these cards should really be considered to have been one set running 1939-66). Also on the enlargement of the standup machine 3 of the 8 cards shown are salutations and a number of them are from 1948 issues.

2- Football stars- not listed in the 1949 price list but they do appear on the 1950 order form. Confirms they were not issued that year.

3- Hall of Fame- This set is usually given a date of 1948 but the price guild list it as a new set for 1949 and an unchanged set in 1950, I am guessing that in 1948 they had these four sets (Football, Baseball, Boxing and World Champs) in 1949 Football was dropped and Hall of Fame was added. In 1950 the four were (Hall of Fame, Football, Baseball, Boxing) and World Champs was dropped which is how its always been listed as a 1948-49 set. Now the question is when did they stop the Hall of Fame cards, 1951 or when?

4- 1950 Order Form- list the Football set as a new set and that Baseball and Boxing were updated and Hall of Fame stayed the same. This just confirms the process of updating the baseball set each year along with a number of other sets like- Prizefighters, Buckaroos and autograph Film and TV stars.

Thats all I have though of so far but let me know what you think. Its some cool items and nice to get a look at how these were ordered and sold back then.

Here are the pics-
1948 letter

1949 Exhibit Price List






1950 Exhibit Order Form

[whiteymet]

Hey Scott:

Neat stuff!! I have a similar catalog from 1961. I think my scans are too big to upload here. I'll send you the scans via email.

Fred

[Leon]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Hey Scott:

Neat stuff!! I have a similar catalog from 1961. I think my scans are too big to upload here. I'll send you the scans via email.

Fred

Fred - if you can send scans to my email I will post them for you. leonl@flash.net

Great thread guys. Most likely I will have this put into our permanent archives section.

[Leon]

For Fred....

[Exhibitman]

Interesting stuff, gentlemen.

Scott, I've been saying for years that the separation between the Salutations and the 1947-66 "sets" is inaccurate but I cannot seem to convince the SCD people of that. Here's more proof, a baseball-boxing header with a Passeau Salutation and a Musial:



Uncut sheet with a Salutations Williams right next to a Colavito Detroit [he was traded from Cleveland after the 1959 season]:



I noticed in the 1949 catalog that the World Champs and Prizefighters cards are mock-ups but the HOF and baseball cards are actual card images. Wonder why?

Here are the cover and an interior page of a 1955 catalog:





Note they were still selling football cards in 1955.

[Exhibitman]

I don't recall if we covered this elsewhere but do we have a checklist down for the following:

1949 black and whites "An Exhibit Card"

1952 black and whites

[Volod]

Wow, fun stuff to look at. How likely is it that a letter addressed to you in just your town and state would be delivered today? A simpler time.

[smtjoy]

I do not have the 1949 list but here is the 1951 list (based on WS teams), just wish i would have won the card-

[whiteymet]

Adam, Scott et. al:

I THINK I may have the final list of the B&W 49 AN EXHIBIT CARD set. I have been looking for these for years and now have 16 different in B&W.

Since I have not seen ANY of the other cards in the set in B&W I am assuming the Exhibit Co. only issued 16 of them, which is a multiple of the normal 32 or 64 card sets they were issuing about that time.

The 16 I have in B&W are Appling, Ashburn, Bearden, Berra, Branca, Brecheen, Brissie, Dillinger, Doby, Doerr, Holmes, Mitchell, Newhouser, Rizzuto, Sain and Thomson.

If anyone can verify by posting scans of any of the following in B&W PLEASE DO. Otherwise I feel the above list may be it.

NOT seen in B&W only sepia:

Dark, Fowler, Gustine, Keller, Keltner, Lemon, Marion, Marshall, Paige, Stanky, Stirnweiss, Tebbetts, Vernon, Walters, Team Cards of 1948 Braves or 1948 Indians, 1949 Dodgers or Yankees.

[whiteymet]

Here is a scan of another Checklist. Don't know for what year specifically, possibly 1950. The two team cards, Yankees and Dodgers played in the World Series in 1949 and 1952. Appling retired after the 1950 season and Di Maggio after the 1951 season. Any input from other collectors is requested.

[Exhibitman]

What's on the back?

[whiteymet]

Adam:

I assume you are asking what is on the back of the Checklist I posted. If you are referring to the one Scott posted my bad!

Mine is blank.

Fred

[smtjoy]

It was blank too

[smtjoy]

Hey Fred, comparing names of the 1951 that I listed vs yours and looking at stats I'm pretty positive yours in a 1950. Coleman was a rookie in 1949 and got votes for ROY and Marion did not play in 1951 and only a little in 1952. Cool seeing the list and who was added and dropped each year, would love to see another year if they made one.

[whiteymet]

Hey Scott:

That's what I assumed too. With Appling retiring, I figured as much.

I agree it would be good to see more printed checklists like these.

Fred

[Exhibitman]

Blank backs...interesting. I ask because I've seen checklist cards like that used as advertising mailers from ESCO touting the latest sets.

[juanman500]

I do not think anyone has ever tried to put a year by year checklist for the 47-66 exhibits cards together i am currently gathering info to try and put one together thanks

[Zach Wheat]

Wow, great info Scott. Thanks for posting all the pics.

Z Wheat