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There are some sets in the Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards simply called 'Dominican Republic'. The book doesn't even have much information or a complete checklist, but I believe this is part of those sets.

This card looks very similar, but not exact, to these. The 1950 set in particular has the same type of images, and as the seller describes in his listing, was printed on very thin paper. It also says they were printed in blue, red, and green, so that seems to match up with this one, which has blue ink. Also like this one, those have blank backs.

My guess is that it was produced by the same manufacturer and was just a different year. The only problem is the book states that the manufacturer is unknown. The book lists 1950, 1958, 1959, and 1966 sets. While the 1959 image is not exact to this one as well, the book mentions that all years are speculative. This one could either be 1959 or a different year, but I believe it is by the same company. The book says they believe the cards were either strip cards or printed on packaging of some sort. The strip card theory seems to jive with the card's cut style. The size of this one is smaller than the ones listed, but it could be trimmed or just cut very short if it was a strip card.

As to the value, the book lists stars from those sets mostly $50 - $100 in VG condition. The most expensive ones listed in those four sets are Willie Mays and Sandy Koufax at $200.00 each.

If I can scan an image of this later, I will.