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Exhibit Baseball Card Dating Chart

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Exhibit Supply Company Baseball Card Dating Chart
    Exhibit baseball cards are difficult to date because the only way to distinguish between years is by very subtle differences. Most Exhibit cards are blank backed with very little identifying text on the front. Differences in the placement of text, font style, and wording such as "Made in U.S.A." or "Printed in U.S.A." will help to narrow it down to the year in which they first appeared.  

 
Year Text Image
1921-1924 Player name in script Team affiliation below
1925 Player - Position - Team
'(MADE IN U.S.A.)' (boxed)
1926 Player-Position-Team (stacked, block print) 'Ex. Sup. Co. U.S.A'(written below)
1926-1929 Postcard Backs. 3 Variations, most have hand written style print
1927 EX. SUP. CO. CHGO.
MADE IN U.S.A. (bottom right)
1928 Some are postcard backs with coupon
1929-1930 Four on One. Two lines block type. No 'Made in USA'.
Postcard backs.
1931-1932 Four on One.
List of prizes on back.
1933 Four on One. Blank backs,
bright colors.
1934 Four on One. Subdued colors, white card stock.
1935 Four on One. Single color only.
1936 Four on One.
'PTD. IN U.S.A.'
1937 Four on One.
'PTD. IN USA'
1938 Four on One.
'Made IN USA'
1939-1945 Salutation, 'MADE IN USA'
1946 Salutation, 'MADE IN USA' 9/16"Red-Brown color
1947 No greeting, hand lettered name, 'MADE IN USA' 1/2"
1948 'MADE IN USA' 5/8"
1948 Baseball's Greats HOF
Black & White
1949 'AN EXHIBIT CARD' on left 'MADE IN USA' ON RIGHT
1950 'MADE IN USA' 7/16"
All upper case
1951-1953 'Made In U.S.A.'
(upper and lower case)
1954-1956 'PRINTED IN U.S.A' Printed script name on left
1957-1958 'Printed in U.S.A.' (upper and lower case) reddish brown
1959 'Printed in U.S.A.' (upper and lower case)
1960-1961 'Printed in U.S.A.' (1960 black & White) (1961 brown)
1962 Stat Backs
1963 Stat Backs. 'Printed in USA' on back (if not on front)
1964-1966 No 'Printed in USA' Blank backs
1977 Baseball's Greats HOF style of 1948 but with tinted colors
1980 'An Exhibit Card 1980'

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