1949 Exhibit Cards

[fkw]

My own checklist from cards Ive seen on eBay and then marked a check next to the corresponding card in the 2 Exhibit checklists (2 cards are from the so called 1939-46 set, and 30 from the so called 1947-66 set)


edited to add 3 more to checklist.... Berra, Stirnweiss, Tebbetts (thanks Adam W.)
edited to remove the Waitkus card (thanks Fred)

1949 EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO. SET 34 diff. ?maybe more?
(1) Luke Appling
(2) Ritchie Ashburn (1st name incorrect)
(3) Gene Bearden
(4) Yogi Berra (portrait)
(5) Ralph Branca
(6) Harry Breachen
(7) Lou Brissie
(8) Alvin Dark (Braves)
(9) Bob Dillinger
(10) Larry Doby (bat off border)
(11) Bobby Doerr
(12) Dick Fowler
(13) Frank Gustine (plain)
(14) Tommy Holmes (salutations style, yours truly...)
(15) Charlie Keeler
(16) Ken Keltner
(17) Bob Lemon
(18) Martin Marion (salutations style)
(19) Willard Marshall
(20) Dale Mitchell
(21) Hal Newhouser
(22) Satchel Paige
(23) Phil Rizzuto
(24) John Sain
(25) Ed Stanky (plain)
(26) Snuffy Stirnweiss
(27) George "Birdie" Tebbetts
(28) Bobby Thompson
(29) Mickey Vernon (throw)
(30) Bucky Walters
(31) Braves team 1948
(32) Dodgers team 1949
(33) Indians team 1948
(34) Yankees team 1949

ie.

1939-46 Salutations style

[fkw]

PS since this set of 32 was printed on the same single sheets, I would think that every single card can be found in either a B&W tone, or a Sepia tone, but havent checklisted them to see yet.

ie.

[fkw]

PS I have never seen the Satchel Paige w/o the "AN EXHIBIT CARD" note, so I believe this is the only year he was issued. A cheaper "Rookie" card to say the least when compared to the Leaf and Bowman cards of the same year.

[39special]

Originally Posted by fkw

My own checklist from cards Ive seen on eBay and then marked a check next to the corresponding card in the 2 Exhibit checklists (2 cards are from the so called 1939-46 set, and 30 from the so called 1947-66 set)

1949 EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO. SET
(1) Luke Appling
(2) Ritchie Ashburn (1st name incorrect)
(3) Gene Bearden
(4) Ralph Branca
(5) Harry Breachen
(6) Lou Brissie
(7) Alvin Dark (Braves)
(8) Bob Dillinger
(9) Larry Doby (bat off border)
(10) Bobby Doerr
(11) Dick Fowler
(12) Frank Gustine (plain)
(13) Tommy Holmes (salutations style, yours truly...)
(14) Charlie Keeler
(15) Ken Keltner
(16) Bob Lemon
(17) Martin Marion (salutations style)
(18) Willard Marshall
(19) Dale Mitchell
(20) Hal Newhouser
(21) Satchel Paige
(22) Phil Rizzuto
(23) John Sain
(24) Ed Stanky (plain)
(25) Bobby Thompson
(26) Mickey Vernon (throw)
(27) Ediie Waitkus (throw, plain)
(28) Bucky Walters
(29) Braves team 1948
(30) Dodgers team 1949
(31) Indians team 1948
(32) Yankees team 1949

ie.

1939-46 Salutations style

I also a bunch of the Exhibits and wondered the years. Is there a checklist for each year?

[fkw]

Hi Steve, the 1949 set is easy because of the major design change (adding the "AN EXHIBIT CARD"), the other years would be far more difficult to break down and checklist because you will need to measure the width of the "MADE IN USA", or note the change when they changed it to "Made In USA" and "Printed in USA", or when the year had only B&W cards (ie 1952) etc., and even then some styles overlapped years.

some that could be done...

1939-41 set (16 cards) Averill, Gehrig, Gomez, Hartnett, Klein, Kreevich, Cordially Lombardi, Mulcahy, Very Best Wishes Newson (sic), Rizzo, Russell, and the "#9" Williams, plus 4 others Ive not looked for but will have the "MADE IN USA" of 3/4"

The 1954-56 set would be fairly easy too because All except one, the Pee Wee Reese, had the player's name set in a distinctive typescript at bottom of card (30), plus 2 cards (Rizzuto and Doby) with the "AN EXHIBIT CARD" note scratched off in bottom corner

ie.

1954-56 Exhibit Supply Co.

[fkw]

sets will range from 16 cards to 64 cards depending on the year.

[39special]

Thanks for the info Frank.That clears some things up about the years for me!

[Exhibitman]

Sorry to pop the 32-card checklist:

Berra



Stirnweiss



Tebbetts



Also, the fact that the 1948 and 1949 WS teams had the tag line would seem to indicate to me that the An Exhibit Card designation was used for two years at least.

[sealmark2]

Louis:

Send me your address and I will mail you a checklist I put together a couple of years ago. It just might be the most detailed around. If you want a copy I hope it helps. I sent it to at least one of the folks who have responded to your post but never heard back from them. Such is today's "hobby".

Mark K. Bowers
mkbow2@surewest.net