W 516-1 Mathewson

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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Does anyone know why my copy of W 516-1 Mathewson (Number 24) does not have a number? Error card? See scans of both with and without.<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1139795624.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1139795415.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1139795599.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1139795624.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Justin Manning</b><p>It looks like the paper from the surface, which the number would be printed on is missing.

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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>I know of what you speak but I've examined under high magnification and find no evidence that paper is missing. Thanks for your comment.

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>isn't w516 the set that has 3 different types? I agree, does not look like paper is missing since you can see the period after the N.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>I've just reached Upper Lower Class. I am now officially a babe magnet for poor chicks.

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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Yes, and the other variations of 516-1 both have card numbers. Oh well, I'll keep looking.

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Posted By: <b>Scott Gross</b><p>"Does anyone know why .... ?"<br /><br />I have to go with the Philosophy 101 answer: Why Not ??? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />They're strip cards, and from my limited experience, anything goes: reverse images, assending/decending numbering, no numbers, captions, etc. If strips get more popular (and they will, but only to a certain level), we'll see more and be able to answer more about them.<br /><br />w512 Goldstein, with and without number (he is the only w512 I've seen without a number):<br /><br /><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/mybuddyinc/Boxing/w512goldstein.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>dd</b><p>absent QC