1959 Home Run Derby - cards and ads?

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Many, many years ago, I acquired both of these HRD cards of Killebrew at local card shows. I have long guessed that the trimmed card on the left was cut from some sort of a poster. The typed info on the back of it was there when I acquired it. Does anyone have or ever seen a HRD card like this? Any info regarding its origin will be much appreciated.

I have never seen a hand-typed HRD I believed was real. I would be interested to see if anyone had a slabbed copy that any TPG passed.

These copies are somewhat common, are always hand cut, look to have incorrect stock and I just can't believe in anything with typewriter font on the reverse. It's an illogical addition as paying a secretary to hand-type ads that do not even advertise a specific dealer is asinine. To assume that is real, is to assume that corporate Chrysler was sending 1000's of hand typed cards out generically without having the same printer apply it, using a hand stamp, or any number of 100's of times more efficient processes.

These are also fresh in my mind after the discussion of lack of knowledge from the hosts of that "Chasing Cardboard" YouTube show recently. They misidentify a stack of real T206s (in my estimation) in a very theoretical "expert" way as fake, but became obsessed with attempting to buy what I thought were obvious HRD reprints. They were of the exact same type.

These fake items were seemingly just as common in those late 70's and early 80's shows or more so than today. The fakes are on the internet now.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by JustinD

I have never seen a hand-typed HRD I believed was real. I would be interested to see if anyone had a slabbed copy that any TPG passed.

These copies are somewhat common, are always hand cut, look to have incorrect stock and I just can't believe in anything with typewriter font on the reverse. It's an illogical addition as paying a secretary to hand-type ads that do not even advertise a specific dealer is asinine. To assume that is real, is to assume that corporate Chrysler was sending 1000's of hand typed cards out generically without having the same printer apply it, using a hand stamp, or any number of 100's of times more efficient processes.

These are also fresh in my mind after the discussion of lack of knowledge from the hosts of that "Chasing Cardboard" YouTube show recently. They misidentify a stack of real T206s (in my estimation) in a very theoretical "expert" way as fake, but became obsessed with attempting to buy what I thought were obvious HRD reprints. They were of the exact same type.

These fake items were seemingly just as common in those late 70's and early 80's shows or more so than today. The fakes are on the internet now.

Justin:

The only thing I would mention from your above post is that Chrysler did not purchase American Motors until 1987

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Justin:

The only thing I would mention from your above post is that Chrysler did not purchase American Motors until 1987

Ah yes, good correction.