1926-1929 "Exhibit-Style Postcard-Back" Lou Gehrig Batting Photo Background

Sold For:

$1,680

Year:

1926

Auction:

2018 Spring

Lot #:

904

Category:

Prewar Baseball - 1910s and 1920s Cards

Addendum (4/19; 2:20 PM): This card is actually the Photo Background variation. Graded FAIR 20 by SGC. Rarely offered example of New York Yankees Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig from the 1926-1929 postcard-back Exhibit-style set. Gehrig is depicted in an ideal batting pose (identical to the image used on the 1933 Goudey set). A small competitor of the Exhibit Supply Company actually issued this classic Exhibit-style card. The cards were issued two ways: with or without normal postcard indicia on the reverse. The offered example is the "postcard-format" variety. The postcard-format reverse includes the warning: “Not To be Used In Exhibit Machines.” The card is crisp and clean with no wrinkles or creases and evenly rounded corners. The blank postcard back displays light natural toning and blue ink notations, which accounts for the modest assigned grade. This a very attractive example, offering an outstanding value compared to many other cards from Gehrig's playing days. Reserve $300. Estimate (open).