This exhibit card features Hall of Fame baseball star, Luke Appling (1907-1991). This is an exhibit card and not a postcard. Appling played his entire career with the Chicago White Sox (1930-1950). He played shortstop. After retiring from being a player he served as a minor league manager and major league coach. During his playing career, he had nine straight .300 seasons. In 1936, he hit .388, had 124 RBI’s, and 111 runs. His batting average earned him the American League batting title. He had a career .310 batting average. Appling was an all-star for seven years. In 1970, he was voted the best White Sox player of all time by Chicago area baseball writers. This baseball exhibit card is in fair condition. Note corner wear and minor creases (See Scans). (SOLD)
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What’s an “exhibit card”?AL G.
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Exhibit cards are oversized sport cards. There are also exhibit cards featuring actors and actresses. Exhibit cards are made of thick cardboard and are postcard size or larger. They are called “exhibit cards” because a major producer of the cards was the Exhibit Supply Company. Most of the cards have an image of an athlete on one side, and are blank on the reverse. Some are printed on the reverse in a manner that they could be mailed as postcards. Exhibit cards were sold in arcade type machines and typically cost a penny or two. The cards were produced between the 1920’s and 1960’s.
Thank you. Do you know when this exhibition card was actually produced?
My research indicates that this exhibit card was issued sometime between 1939 and 1946.