Help Authenticating A&G Album of Worlds Champions
 

Hello there.

I recently purchased a portion of A17 Allen & Ginter album of World's Champions (2nd series, the one with the bugler, corresponding with N29 cards). I want a little help to ease my mind that it's authentic, though.

1) I expected the card stock to be identical to the N29 and N28 cards, but it's not; it's slightly thinner.
2) There are ghost images on the back of the players from (I assume) the next page in order, almost like a wet sheet transfer would occur on the backs of Goudeys.
3) The pages are glossy in the same way N29s are, showing shadings around the faces if held at certain angles, but between this and #1 above I am just a bit worried.

I am generally solid at telling old stock from new, but I wonder if anyone else owns an A&G original album (series probably does not matter) and can verify any of the above. Any help appreciated... thanks,

Richard

all of what you mentioned
 

would be expected for your album. The same stones were used - hence a similar application of the inks (that shining you mention). I have many and have sold quite a few albums plus I have an N29 related album mounted and framed on my wall. You can send me a pic if it would make you feel better. Was it the one missing pages recently auction on bay or somewhere? BTW - not wet sheet transfer - you "T" and "E" guys kill me :-) - over time the layer of inking tends to ghost and eventually might even adhere to the opposing page over time - especially if moisture is introduced to it's environment at some point.

Yeah, pretty much all the old albums I've owned have the printed page "leak" onto the blank page set against it. I assume a wet sheet transfer would have the back image the same as the front image.

If moisture has to be introduced is it not still a "wet sheet"? :D