Dating Exhibit Cards

mybuddyinc · #1 09-11-2009, 07:53 PM

Optometrist: Now then, I want you to read as much of this chart as you can.

Bugs Bunny: [reading chart] "A-T-W-R-K-L-N-O-C-W-O-D-R-K-G-S-O-L-T-Y-K-L-O-N-D-C-R-P-L-D, Acme Eye Test Chart, printed by the United States Printing Office, Washington, D.C., Reg. U.S. Pat. Off."

Optometrist: Uh... yeah.

Exhibitman · #2 09-12-2009, 11:31 AM

"The point is though, there is no such thing as a 1947-66 set! Even cards from the �Salutation� set are to be found merged in with the �1947-66� set."

Precisely! I wonder where the habit of splitting them into two issues began?

paul · #3 09-19-2009, 07:53 PM

I just went through my 1939-46 Salutation Exhibits in light of this information, and found two interesting things. First, based on this very unscientific study, the 1942-45s appear to be much, much tougher than the others. I have 23 cards. 13 are from the 1939-41 series. 9 are from the 1946 series. Only 1 card is from the 1942-45 series, and that's the scarce Ted Williams "No. 9 Shows" card.

The other interesting thing is that all of the 1939-41 cards have a sepia tint to them. So does my 1942-45 Williams. But the 1946s are much closer to pure black and white. This may be an easy way to distinguish the 1946s from the others.

Just curious, does anyone have a 1939-41 Williams? Or is it possible he was introduced in the 1942 printing? After all, why would anyone have printed a rookie in such a small set in 1939?

Exhibitman · #4 09-20-2009, 09:29 AM

Every card still left on my want list is in the first print run

Chris-Counts · #5 09-20-2009, 12:39 PM

I've looked unsuccessfully for years to pick up Salutation Exhibits of Dizzy Dean and Lou Gehrig. I've seen a few Deans offered, but never a Gehrig. How much should I expect to pay for one of either in Vg-Ex?

Exhibitman · #6 09-20-2009, 04:25 PM

A Gehrig in that shape or better will likely set you back somewhere north of $1,000. I was happy to get one with a nice front and back damage.

Dean is not that hard to find compared to the other HOFers from the earliest print runs; a little patience and you should be able to land one for under $100.

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