I'm working on a detailed inventory of what I have. I believe I'm seeing that each subject has one specific back. The Curt Welch St. Louis I have has a Julius Bien back (Jockeys and Actors), like the Von Der Ahe St. louis. I think the cards that are made by Donaldson Bros and Giles are specific to the fronts, in other words, if you have a card with a Giles back like Ferguson Phila, all of the Ferguson Phila cards will have a Giles Leading Baseball back.
I have not found a baseball subject with anything other than 1887 or blank. My thinking is that the cards could say "1887" on the back, while they were still being distributed a year or more later. Diamond Stars have a 1934 copyright, even though we know from the bio backs that they are 1934-1936.
I'll post more later. Rob
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Want to buy or trade for T213-1 (Bob Rhoades)
Other Louisiana issues T216 T215 T214 T213 Etc
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