1939-46 Salutation Exhibits ⭐ Ted Williams, #9 Shows, SP
1939-46 Salutation Exhibits ⭐ Carl Hubbell
I bought these cards raw, together, in 2020.
I got a real bargain because of the tape, you may have noticed it.😂
This is a case where tape is your friend.
I sent both in to get graded, but 3 or 4 years apart.
The cards are practically twins and you can see the grade difference for yourself.
The Ted Williams card is an extremely rare and sought after variation.

1939-46 Salutation Exhibits Carl Hubbell ⭐ All-Time Great Lefty
A little bit of tape never hurt anything.
It certainly did not negatively impact the grade of this card.
Collect What You Love.❤

1939-46 Salutation Exhibits Arky Vaughn (Vaughan) ⭐ Legendary Hall of Famer
Finished his MLB career with the second highest batting average for Hall of Fame shortstops - .318.
Number one is Honus Wagner with .328.
Seven months ago, I hand carried this to the folks who run PSA New Jersey.
I got it back 2 days ago. Not advisable, but OK.

1939-46 Salutation Exhibits Mel Ott ⭐ Made In USA in Left Corner
All Exhibit Supply Company cards are beautiful as they are quirky.
Here is the latest example from my collection - Mel Ott having "Made In USA" in the left corner.
This is scarcer than the variation with "Made In USA" in the right corner.😂
You wouldn't know or care if you aren't into Exhibit Cards, the image of Mel Ott is identical in each.
Mel Ott is a 500-Home Run Club icon and the first member of that club from the N.L.
At 5'9" and 170 pounds, Ott was not a prototypical power hitter, but he used the Polo Grounds’ famous short 257-foot right-field porch to his advantage. He hit 323 of his 511 career home runs at home - that's about 63%.

1939-46 Salutation Exhibits, Carl Hubbell ⭐ Legendary Hall of Famer
Sometimes the story of how you got a card are as interesting as the card itself.
I got this card and a very rare Exhibit card of Ted Williams with #9 showing (see replies for photo), from an antique dealer. The Williams card was at the center of the deal and when we finally agreed on a price, I said how about throwing in the Carl Hubbell card and rounding up to an even $60 purchase? He agreed, so the Hubbell card set me back less than $6.😂
Another interesting tidbit is that I sent the Williams card to be graded a long time ago and just got around to sending in this Hubbell card. Both cards are in the exact same condition, but the Williams card was placed in a PSA 1 holder, while Hubbell sits in a 2 casing.
Carl Hubbell perfected perhaps the greatest screwball ever thrown.
Many historians regard Hubbell's 1934 MLB All-Star Game pitching feat, where he struck out 5 hall of famers consecutively, as the single most astonishing pitching sequence in baseball history
In that game, Hubbell faced what may have been the greatest sequence of hitters ever assembled and struck them out in order --

• Babe Ruth

• Lou Gehrig

• Jimmie Foxx

• Al Simmons

• Joe Cronin

Carl Hubbell won 2 x N.L. MVP awards in 1933 and 1936.
His career stats are impressive:

• 253 victories

• 2.97 ERA

• 1,677 strikeouts

• 9 x All-Star selection

• 1933 World Series champion

• Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.