Jay Publishing question

[Rich Klein]

From what I heard Jay's Publishing stopped making the photos because the owner died in a 1965 plane crash and that effectively ended the company.

Also remember that Manny's Baseball Land (across the street from Yankees Stadium and a major mail-order dealer) also made their own photo sets.

The lists in Beckett and TCDB both came mainly from Jack Webster and IMHO you can take those lists to the bank as he (along with a few other dedicated collectors) were very detailed oriented.

Regards
Rich

[JollyElm]

Here's a further mind bender. If the three years of Jay Publishing photos were, in fact, exactly the same as each other, how would anyone know which year any example came from unless they actually had the unopened packaging in front of them?

Whoa!! Now I need to lie down.

[insidethewrapper]

If it doesn't give the name of the city then I believe it is not a "Jay Publishing" issue, but a Stadium Issued Photo. I thought Jay publishing started in 1958 and went thru 1965, all other years ( before and after) are considered stadium issued. Also Stadium photos were issued during 1958-1965 again with only the team name not city ( for example: Tigers vs Detroit Tigers ). There is also a different print or ( letter font) to tell the difference between the Jay Publishing photos from ( 1958-1961 ) Type 1 and Type 2 print for 1962-1965 ).

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

From what I heard Jay's Publishing stopped making the photos because the owner died in a 1965 plane crash and that effectively ended the company.

Also remember that Manny's Baseball Land (across the street from Yankees Stadium and a major mail-order dealer) also made their own photo sets.

The lists in Beckett and TCDB both came mainly from Jack Webster and IMHO you can take those lists to the bank as he (along with a few other dedicated collectors) were very detailed oriented.

Regards
Rich

Thank you, Rich. Is Jack Webster still among the living and is he a member here? I am about where Jolly is and just going to get one of the three and call it good.