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09-06-2008, 07:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Sorry for the horrible picture, but this is what was provided to me and I don't have the card in hand yet. <br /><br />Can anyone tell me if this card is from the 1888 or 1889 series?<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/?action=view¤t=cooney.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/cooney.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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09-06-2008, 08:26 PM
Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>It has the front of an 1889 card (1890 cards also have the "Cigarette Factory" label on bottom, but are only conclusively dated by the team on front).<br /><br />1888 cards come in two types (see scans), both of which have the line "Cigarettes" alone in the middle at bottom...<br /><img src="http://www.starsofthediamond.com/n172foster.JPG"> <img src="http://www.starsofthediamond.com/n172farrar.JPG"><br /><br />1889 cards (and 1890 cards) have the "CIGARETTE FACTORY" line on bottom...<br /><img src="http://www.geocities.com/rhettmatthew_37/n172hawes.JPG"><br /><br />Hope this helps,<br />-Rhett<br /><br />
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09-06-2008, 08:44 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Thanks Rhett.
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09-07-2008, 10:34 AM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I'm a bit confused now though as this 1888 I own has the "cigarette Factory" line, but clearly says 1888 on it.<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Baseball%20Memorabila/?action=view¤t=oj3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Baseball%20Memorabila/oj3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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09-07-2008, 11:25 AM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>The printed date does not always correspond to the year the card was released into circulation.
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09-07-2008, 11:44 AM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Barry, so you're saying this card is actually considered to be an 1889 even though it says 1888 on it?
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09-07-2008, 11:47 AM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I think that is true. Jay explained the dating to me once but the details are hazy. Hopefully he or Joe will jump in here.
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09-07-2008, 01:23 PM
Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>The date refers to the copyright on the photo, not when the card was issued.