WTB Any Lou Gehrig Exhibit Card(s)

[orly57]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Exhibit cards were never as widely collected, or accepted, like candy, tobacco, or gum cards. Just look at the Mantle in his 51 uniform

I assume you are alluding to the 1947-66 Exhibits Mantle. That card is far from rare and was obviously distributed over a period of several years. I assure you that with that gorgeous image, if that card was distributed ONLY in 1951, with a population like that of the 25 gehrig, it would be worth a fortune.

[Neal]

Knockout Ruth, Orlando!

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Orlando great Ruth exhibit! Here's mine...

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

Orlando great Ruth exhibit! Here's mine...

AJ, Orlando: Shhh. No one else needs to know about Exhibits and post cards. They are clearly the red-headed stepchildren of the collectibles world, and no one in their right mind should waste their hard earned money on them (or at least until I've checked more of them off my wantlist.)

[Stampsfan]

I thought this was a BST thread...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

I thought this was a BST thread...

You're right, it was.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

AJ, Orlando: Shhh. No one else needs to know about Exhibits and post cards. They are clearly the red-headed stepchildren of the collectibles world, and no one in their right mind should waste their hard earned money on them (or at least until I've checked more of them off my wantlist.)

I know exactly how you feel Sam. I really don't need the competition on what I believe is rare and significant, yet currently undervalued and under-appreciated enough to pose the very real possibility of substantial appreciation over time.

Good luck on your hunting,

Larry

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by orly57

I assume you are alluding to the 1947-66 Exhibits Mantle. That card is far from rare and was obviously distributed over a period of several years. I assure you that with that gorgeous image, if that card was distributed ONLY in 1951, with a population like that of the 25 gehrig, it would be worth a fortune.

Check out the '51-'53 Exhibit "Made in USA" postcard back that was reissued in 1955, that is, if you can find one. One nice aspect of this card is that the jersey bears the patch that was only worn in '51, i.e., the Mick's rookie season. Last time I checked, the PSA and SGC had graded a total of just two of them. Good luck finding multiples of any card in this series! Can you say "bright future?" Got mine several years ago when it was buried towards the back of a Huggins and Scott auction, where it didn't attract much attention. When I told one seller of other '55 postcard backs how little I paid, his comment was, "you stole that card!" As stated, there are a number of very key Exhibit cards to be rounded up and taken out of circulation!

Happy hunting,

Larry