Tell me about this Exhibit Ted Williams...

[MikeGarcia]

..That little "printed in USA " means post WW2 issue.
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[luciobar1980]

ohh ok, now I see.. so it's a matter of "made" in USA vs "printed" in USA.

[EddieP]

This explains it well:

http://www.keymancollectibles.com/exhibitdatechart.htm

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

if that's a gray cardboard back it's a reprint

[jbsports33]

Did you already buy it? and the back maybe ok - these almost need to be looked at in person - the USA stamp dimensions also help – do some reading, there should be more info out there
The link above should help too! - look at your text on the bottom
“Printed in the U.S.A.” more often with “Made in the U.S.A.

these can be real tough to tell the difference

If original I have sold them for around 200.00

Good luck!

Jimmy

[G1911]

Fake

[Casey2296]

This is why I've never touched 47-66 exhibits.

[luciobar1980]

Originally Posted by EddieP

This explains it well:

http://www.keymancollectibles.com/exhibitdatechart.htm

Cool! Looks like mine is the 1960-1961 era reprint.

And, it may be semantics, but I don't think calling it "fake" in this case is correct. It's not like it's a counterfeit.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

Cool! Looks like mine is the 1960-1961 era reprint.

And, it may be semantics, but I don't think calling it "fake" in this case is correct. It's not like it's a counterfeit.

Well if you completely ignore the back stock, sure. It’s a much later reprint. The gray stock Exhibits are not originals.

[luciobar1980]

Originally Posted by G1911

Well if you completely ignore the back stock, sure. It’s a much later reprint. The gray stock Exhibits are not originals.

Ok, I'm still confused. Based on that Keyman site it looks like the 60-61 era. You're saying it's a "fake" of even those later reprints, because the back is a grey stock?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

Ok, I'm still confused. Based on that Keyman site it looks like the 60-61 era. You're saying it's a "fake" of even those later reprints, because the back is a grey stock?

Yes. An original Exhibit from the 1947-1966 productions (in which the Salutations Williams was reprinted many times) will have a creamy stock. The 1980’s reprints have either a bright white or gray stock, like this one. This card is a fake. It is from the 1980’s.