Fake 1950 Remar with a black back

[G1911]

Originally Posted by STL1944

I wonder what the "SH-64" means on the back. What that typed on the card?

It does not appear to be typed onto the card after it was produced, but to be part of the original production of this fake.

Old reprints and copies are kind of interesting, I hope somebody might recognize it. This marker that looks like an ID number of some kind suggests to me this may have been part of a crude reprint issue of some kind and not just a random one-off ran on a copier?

[brian1961]

"SH-64" may mean Sports Hobbyist - 1964, unless "64" refers to the 64th card in his series of reprints. Publisher Charles Brooks did indeed create some reprints, in harmony with his publishing Sport Hobbyist.

However, given that nearly all of our pioneer collectors are deceased at this point, you likely won't be able to confirm anything. Reminds me of the Looney Tunes cartoon, "HOT CROSS BUNNY", that begins with a shot of the immense Paul Revere Foundation Hospital, and zooms in to its motto: "HARDLY A MAN IS NOW ALIVE".

I hope something concrete turns up. You might reach out to our Net54 hobby publication expert, David Kathman. He helped me; maybe he can help you. ---Brian Powell

[brian1961]

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