On the 1925 v 1926 scarcity question, it not only is true of baseball, it is true of boxing and even nonsports. The company seemed to operate in two or three year design cycles with the later cards in the cycle scarcer. I believe that there was some overlap and reprinting too so that the earlier cards are double or triple printed as compared to the late sets. That is why assembling a 1921 set is easy compared to a 1923 set. The other issue is set duration. ESCO advertised its product as offering a new set every 60 days. So it is possible that the sets perceived as shorts may simply not have been available as long as the others.
For 1925 the set was a new design and 1926 was the second year. So the 1925 just plain seems easier, though some of that may be a confusion factor with the reused design on some cards. It can be a very subtle difference. Candidly I have difficulty distinguishing them except side by side.
Last edited by Exhibitman; 01-01-2017 at 06:09 PM.
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