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Originally Posted by ls7plus
Bought a "1955 Exhibits Postcard Back" Mantle graded SGC Ex+ for just over $300 in a Huggins and Scott auction awhile back (all the pure investor types apparently passed it by because it wasn't at least Near Mint-Mint). The card bore the legend in the lower right corner, "Made in USA," which, from what I've gleaned from several different sites specializing in Exhibits (I collect them myself also), indicates the card was originally printed in 1951-1953. Perhaps it was reissued in 1955 from new old stock by the Exhibit Supply Company. PSA has graded just 8 1955 Exhibits Postcard Backs, none of which are Mantles.
The rarest rookie era Mantle??? Any of you Exhibits specialists out there have any info on the 1955 Postcard Backs?
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Adam W may know for sure, but I think the Exhibits with the postcard back only came out in 1955. They are very tough for sure!
You cant use the "MADE IN USA", "Printed in USA" info to date them because there are older poses mixed in with the 1955 Era design cards, ie Feller "salutation", Pafko "salutation", etc. found in the postcard back set of 64 different. Even the Jackie Robinson card in the set has a "MADE IN USA" that points to 1948...but the postcard back points to 1955, the real years they are all from.