1939-46 W462 Exhibits Salutations Set and Checklist

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W462 Exhibit Salutations Overview

While most of the W462 Exhibits were printed after 1939, the date we deem as the end of the pre-war card era, this series was started in that year.

83 postcards are in the set, but there are only 63 if you don’t count the variations. In addition to the player’s image (in sepia tone) and a replica of his signature on the front, these also included a short greeting, such as ‘Sincerely’ or ‘Best Wishes.’ Backs of the postcards were entirely blank.

While the set is often referred to as the ‘Salutations’ set, the American Card Catalog does not specifically give it a name.

Numerous variations exist and in most cases, they are minor. One is that the “Made in USA” print is found in either the left or right corners on many of the cards. Other variations exist, too. One involves Andy Pafko (pictured) who has cards with both a blank cap and one with a ‘C’ on it.

PSA has graded nearly 2,000 of these.

W462 Exhibit Salutations Checklist

1. Luke Appling (USA left)
2. Luke Appling (USA right)
3. Earl Averill
4. Red Barrett
5. Hank Borowy
6. Lou Boudreau
7. Dolph Camilli
8. Phil Cavaretta
9. Harland Clift
10. Tony Cuccinello
11. Dizzy Dean
12. Paul Derringer
13. Bill Dickey (USA left)
14. Bill Dickey (USA right)
15. Joe DiMaggio
16. Bob Elliott
17. Bob Feller (pitching)
18. Bob Feller (portrait)
19. Dave Ferris
20. Jimmie Foxx
21. Lou Gehrig
22. Charlie Gehringer
23. Lefty Gomez
24. Joe Gordon (Cleveland)
25. Joe Gordon (New York)
26. Hank Greenberg (Truly Yours)
27. Hank Greenberg (Very Truly Yours)
28. Lefty Grove
29. Gabby Hartnett
30. Buddy Hassett
31. Jeff Heath (large picture)
32. Jeff Heath (small picture)
33. Kirby Higbe
34. Tommy Holmes (Sincerely Yours)
35. Tommy Holmes (Yours Truly)
36. Carl Hubbell
37. Bob Johnson
38. Charles Keller (USA left)
39. Charles Keller (USA right)
40. Ken Keltner
41. Chuck Klein
42. Mike Kreevich
43. Joe Kuhel
44. Bill Lee
45. Ernie Lombardi (Cordially)
46. Ernie Lombardi (Cordially Yours)
47. Marty Marion
48. Marty Marion (An Exhibit Card)
49. Merrill May
50. Frank McCormick (USA left)
51. Frank McCormick (USA right)
52. George McQuinn (USA left)
53. George McQuinn (USA right)
54. Joe Medwick
55. Johnny Mize (USA left)
56. Johnny Mize (USA right)
57. Hugh Mulcahy
58. Hal Newhouser
59. Buck Newsom
60. Buck Newson (misspelled)
61. Mel Ott (USA left)
62. Mel Ott (USA right)
63. Andy Pafko
64. Andy Pafko (with ‘C’ on cap)
65. Claude Passeau
66. Howard Pollet (USA left)
67. Howard Pollet (USA right)
68. Pete Reiser (USA left)
69. Pete Reiser (USA right)
70. Johnny Rizzo
71. Glenn Russell
72. George Stirnweiss
73. Cecil Travis
74. Paul Trout
75. Johnny Vander Meer
76. Arky Vaughan
77. Fred Walker
78. Fred Walker (‘D’ on cap)
79. Bucky Walters
80. Lon Warneke
81. Ted Williams
82. Ted Williams (with #9)
83. Rudy York

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