1934-36 Diamond Stars question

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Hopefully this set is not so "modern" that there aren't some experts on this site who can answer my question:<br /><br />In the 2005 Standard Catalog, they list ONLY the first 24 cards in this set as having been distributed with "1934" copyright dates on back.<br /><br />Did these cards come 24 cards to a sheet?<br /><br />AND, more importantly...<br /><br />Is it TRUE that ONLY the FIRST 24 players in the set can be found with a "1934" date on back???

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>I've about 3/4 of the set and did a quick look. All of my cards # 1-24 are from 1934 and None of my cards &gt; 24 have a 1934 date.<br /><br />thanks<br /><br />Bob

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Thanks Bob!<br /><br />I looked on Ebay for current and past auctions...<br /><br />and did not see one card higher than #24 that came with a "1934" back.<br /><br />Anyone else have a definitive answer?

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>As a HOF rookie card collector...<br /><br />this is important information for me, as it would indicate that AL LOPEZ and DUCKY MEDWICK do NOT have "1934" Diamond Stars cards...<br /><br />thereby making the 1935 Diamond Star their first widely distributed issue.<br /><br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> <br /><br />Lopez and Medwick have "Batter Up" cards...but there is really no way to know whether those cards were printed in 1934, 1935 or 1936.<br /><br />It also means that HANK GREENBERG does NOT have a "1934" Diamond Stars card...<br /><br />thereby making the 1934 Goudey clearly an earlier issue than his D.S. card.

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Posted By: <b>Elliot</b><p>Hal, yes to all of your questions. Quick note that the first 24 were also issued with different copyright dates.

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Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>Hal, Al Lopez has a 1930 Baguer Chocolates card issued in Cuba. It is tiny and ugly, so you might not want it in your collection, but I thought I'd mention it in case you had overlooked it.

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Posted By: <b>Todd (nolemmings)</b><p>I have that Baguer chocolate Lopez somewhere, if you're interested. It's so damn small it could take me awhile to find it though.

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Sure, Todd, let me know if you find him.

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Posted By: <b>Andy Baran</b><p>Medwick was in the 1933 Worch Tobacco set

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Those are postcards, Andy.

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Posted By: <b>Andy Baran</b><p>They are postcard-sized, but they are not postcards.

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>I also don't think you could just buy them in a store.<br /><br />I think you had to send in for them and get them mailed to you from this ONE store somewhere in Minnesota.<br /><br />Thus, they don't meet my definition of "baseball cards"... but to each his own! <br /><br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Hal, you're jsut anti-Minnesotan. And we are such nice people :-p<br /><br />Jay<br><br>Wow upside down is Mom. Mom upside down is what dad wants to see.