Many collectors are familiar, of course, with the thousands of arcade cards produced by Chicago's Exhibit Supply Company (ESCO) from the early Twenties through the mid Sixties but their Canadian issues are a surprise to many.  A really nice surprise as it turns out.  In 1953 ESCO came out with a two 32 card series that featured a mix of Major League players in one, followed by a hybrid that that primarily showcased players from the Brooklyn Dodgers top farm team, the Montreal Royals, with a few MLB'ers tacked on at the end. Each of the Canadian versions of the 32 first series cards can be found with two different colored tints (green or reddish-purple), with the card number displayed in a small diamond near the lower right corner, above a Made in U.S.A. manufacturing notation; some also state "An Exhibit Card".  These cards are slightly smaller than the ESCO US issues, blank backed with a rougher cardboard than is seen in the states and are definitely an order of magnitude tougher.

They called him "The Pest" and it was apt as Eddie Stanky had only one goal when he stepped onto the diamond, to beat you any way he could.  Underrated as a player, he had an even greater impact as the head coach at the University of Southern Alabama from 1969-82, sending a whopping 43 players to the big leagues. You may recognize this pose at it also graces the legitimate hobby rarity that is his 1951 Topps Major League All Stars card.  Here, his '53 Canadian Exhibit is the highest graded green tint example across both PSA and SGC, with a well-reasoned 6 assigned.  A slight touch to the lower left corner can be seen but the scratch above his first name is a known print artifact and not the result of damage to the obverse.