1st Issue Reprint

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2001 Reprint of the 1st Issue of Sports Illustrated

Don’t get stuck buying a reprint (like the one below) at an original issue price.
1st issue mag

Here is one of the best ways to tell if it’s original:

There is an ad that is located at the bottom of page one of the August 16, 1954 first issue. In the ad, there is some writing that is located on the gas pump logo. If you look at the logo on the gas pump through a magnifying glass, you won’t be able to read the lettering on the reprint.
1st issue ad 1

Original
1st issue ad 2

Original
1st issue ad 3

Reprint

Other ways to tell if you have a reprint:

 The reprint has whiter and glossier paper.

 The original has a mail in subscription card attached to the table of contents page. The reprint does not.

Mail in Subscription Card on the table of contents page of an original issue.
1st issue mail in

Original issue sold from the SI warehouse find in 1994
1st issue 40 yrs

Original issue sent out in an Si mailer in 1954
1st issue orig

Original mailer for the first issue
original mailer
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original mailer 2

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