Comprehensive Exhibit Supply Co (ESCO) Information

[Jacklitsch]

Adam is right. 5 or 6 of those 28 PCL's popped up on eBay this year but before then I don't think I had seen one offered in years.

Nice work Scott!!!

[smtjoy]

Adam, how scarce would you rank the 4 on 1 boxers/baseball cards? In the last 4-5 years I have only seen two for auction so my guess would be near the top and doing a set nearly impossible to complete.

[calvindog]

Adam, this makes two. Do you know where we can see the other images?

[rhettyeakley]

The PCL Exhibits are extremely tough to come by. I have never heard of a complete set being offered EVER. Here are the two that I managed to keep for myself... (Don't let the fact that this is the 2nd Averill to be shown fool you, these are TOUGH!)

[buymycards]

Hi guys,
I'm not sure where this one would fall on the difficulty scale. Any idea's?
Rick

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Adam, this makes two. Do you know where we can see the other images?

http://www.americasgreatboxingcards....g_Updates.html

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by smtjoy

Adam, how scarce would you rank the 4 on 1 boxers/baseball cards? In the last 4-5 years I have only seen two for auction so my guess would be near the top and doing a set nearly impossible to complete.

Right towards the top.

[calvindog]

Adam, thanks, your article is helpful. I won mine in I believe Lipset's auction this past April and was not certain what I had.

[Exhibitman]

OK, so here's the news on the 4-on-1s:

About a month ago a dealer auctioned off two 10-card strips of boxng cards. He had no idea what they were. I recognized them immediately as being a strip card issue made from the art on the 4-on-1s. My only hope was that they were authentic. I'm guessing other folks had similar questions because they sold for just over $11 a card. I got them and examined them closely and they are definitely the real deal. Much thinner stock than an Exhibit so they would be immediately discernable on examination as not being exhibit cut down pieces.

Here's where it gets interesting for card nerds like me: There are two boxers on the strip not yet known on the 4-on-1s. Harry Greb and Johnny Dundee. I have seen a George Kelly cut piece of an exhibit and own a Jack Smith cut piece of an exhibit. Neither player is featured on the currently known four 4-on-1 cards. I think there is at least one more 4-on-1 card with Kelly, Smith, Dundee and Greb.

Interestingly, I have never seen an actual strip card of a ballplayer. The three individual players I've seen all were 1/4 of an exhibit card. The two strips I bought were the first boxer strips I'd ever seen (I've not seen a cut down 1/4 boxer).

Between this and the new 4-on-1 from Legendary, my Exhibit cup runneth over!

The Star Picture Stamp Ruth-Dempsey: There are at least two version, btw, one shown and one with red on pink print. They are pretty difficult to find--it has been a while since I last saw one offered. I'd put it up around the same level of scarcity as the Ruth portrait from the movie issue that is also in the SCD book and also the 1925 Champions Ruth. I'd peg all three around the same level as the short prints from the PC back set. On a total tangential note, does anyone have a good checklist of the 1925 Champions? I am a handful short of the [presumed] 32 cards on my checklist.

[buymycards]

Thanks for the info. I'd love to see the other Star Picture Stamp card. Anybody have a scan of one?

Rick

[Exhibitman]

Happy Holidays, Rick!



PS: Doesn't Douglas Fairbanks look like Floyd The Barber?

[Rickyy]

This is a great thread. I appreciate all the back ground on the issues since I'm trying to collect several HOF exhibit cards (only exception to my type card collecting which also includes all the exhibit cards by year).

I've noticed in my hunt certain cards of each year are harder to find than others (both HOF and non HOF cards). The toughest for me to find so far was the Earle Combs 25 exhibit. That one was harder to locate than the PCL exhibit cards.

Also I'm still looking for a salesman sample exhibit cards with the advertisement stamped on the card..I've seen very few of those. One came up awhile back on ebay...I think it was for Ken Williams.

Ricky Y

[bbcarddan]

Where would postcard backed 47-66 exhibits fall in terms of rarity on this list?I think they should be considered as a separate issue from the regular 47-66`s .I am not sure on this but I think they were issued for only one year and that a complete set could be put together.Where would odd ball backs or playing card Exhibits be ranked in terms of scarcity on this list?There are so many little known variations it`s hard to keep track,but it`s fun to try.Here are some examples,the Dad`s cookies and Cobb are not mine just scan`s I saved.Always love a good Exhibit thread!

[Exhibitman]

The Sauer is a 1955 issue which sometimes has "A Mutoscope Card" in the vertical dividing line. I've often wondered about the deal with those, i.e., why they were made and why the Mutoscope reference. The cookie card and the other card really should be classified as D and M sets, respectively, in the way that strip cards or M116s used for other businesses should be treated as those sorts of sets. All three are quite difficult.

That playing card design is an arcade card but it isn't an Exhibit card. I've got a few. The stock and images are not ESCO standard.

[bbcarddan]

Thanks for the clarification Adam,I assumed the playing card "Exhibits" for lack of a better term were some sort of issue like the 61 Wrigley`s Exhibits.I also wondered why they did the postcard back on those 47-66`s.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Rickyy

Also I'm still looking for a salesman sample exhibit cards with the advertisement stamped on the card..I've seen very few of those. One came up awhile back on ebay...I think it was for Ken Williams.

Ricky Y

[autograf]

I have 20ish or so of the 47-66 exhibits with the Mutoscope postcard backs. I bought them from a dealer at the national one year while looking through his normal exhibit binder. They are REALLY scarce as I haven't seen any since then other than yours. I'll try to dig 'em out and post the names that I have here if I can find them quickly.

[Rickyy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Sweet Adam! That's it!

[wrapperguy]

My father, who turned 90 today, began collecting Exhibits and now has passed his love for postcard-style cards to me. I agree that the 1926s in particular are extremely tough, unless I am looking in the wrong places. We still need over 70 of them and never see one, and then when I do, it is one we already have. I have made significant progress on the 1923-24 set in the past few years and only need the Gonzales and Ruth. All the other Exhibits sets between 1921-1928 can be had with a little patience and money. Of the 4-in 1s, it is a terrific year if I can get one 1931-32 or 1933 knocked off the list. Tough to find particularly when you only need a few to complete the sets. The search continues and getting one still brings a smile to Dad's face.