1965 Jays Publishing Postcards

[paul]

Thanks Michael for all of your hard work on this. The use of the word "reprint" on the Trading Card Database is strange. Reprint of what? And why is the word "reprint" just snuck into the middle of the title. You'd think it would be in big bold letters at the beginning or end of the title. I think you're right and it's not a reprint of anything, just an outright forgery meant to be passed off as an original set from 1965. And you've got to wonder what SGC was relying on to authenticate these and to give them a specific 1965 date.

I'm just glad I got outbid on the Mantle, Maris, and Berra that were also on ebay with the Ford. I was the underbidder on all three of thosed, and could easily have been the unlucky "winner" of them all.

By the way, these were sold by the PSA Vault. So, they seem to have fooled PSA as well, though there was a disclaimer on the listing that PSA does not guarantee the authenticity of SGC graded cards.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by paul

And you've got to wonder what SGC was relying on to authenticate these and to give them a specific 1965 date.

I do wonder what they used to authenticate these. I'd love to see it.

As to the year, 1965, that makes sense. I've read on Net54 that the owner of Jay's Publishing died in a plane crash in 1965. That's the reason no Jay's sets were made after 1965. And, there are several photos in the postcard set that were only used in the 1965 Jay's Publishing set. Therefore, 1965 is the obvious year to claim the postcards were made.

[aelefson]

Hi-

I purchased a set of these from a dealer I know in Massachusetts. He said he bought them in the 1960s at a game (he went to Yankees and Red Sox games) and I believe his story. One of them had tack holes (maybe Berra?) but the rest were nice. I have since sold the set but I figured I would state what I was told about them. I can ask him for more details the next time I see him if that might help.

Alan