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1962 Pittsburgh Exhibits (AKA 1962 Playing Cards -
Supers) baseball card set consists of 82 cards that
measure 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" Designed as an
oversized deck of playing cards there are 28 Clubs, 19
spades, 21 Hearts and 14 Diamonds. Most of the card
"Denominations" can be found with more than
one player, some players appear multiple times, and 3,
4, and 5 of Diamonds have yet to be identified or may be
subjects not related to baseball, and do not appear on
the checklist.
Because
there is no date or credit line to the manufacture the
date of issue, 1962, has been estimated.
Player content suggest Pittsburgh was the center of
distribution and collectors report having
received the cards in penny arcades vending machines at
Kennywood Amusement Park or near there. It has also been
reported that the cards were given over the counter as
prizes for getting a winning gumball from a machine.
the
cards are printed in black &
white or red, black & white and they are usually blank
backed but examples have been found with apparent prize
references printed on the back.
The
cards have been named "Exhibits" because of
there similarity to the vending machine cards issued by
the Exhibit Supply Company of Chicago. PSA grades the
cards and labels them as "1962 Playing Cards -
Supers". Besides the players listed on the
checklist the set
contained TV and movie cowboys, Rock-n-Roll stars,
Boxers, Wrestlers, and cartoon characters.
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