Posted By:
Brad Green
Some pre-war cards were issued over several years. For example, the postcard-back exhibits were issued between 1925 and 1931, thus they are the 1925-31 Postcard-back Exhibits. So, in many cases it's a guessing game as to which year or years a particular player in the postcard-back exhibits was produced. Perhaps a player retired in 1928 and he is in the 1925-31 postcard-back exhibit set. Therefore, you know that his card was issued in 1928 or before. Another player might have started playing in 1929. Therefore, his 1925-31 postcard-back exhibit was issued in 1929 or later. Perhaps a player was traded in 1927 and is shown on the postard-back exhibits with his new team. Therefore, you know that his 1925-31 postcard-back exhibit was issued in 1927 or later. The uncertainty in years for sets like this makes collecting rookie cards more difficult. You know that the 1952 Topps cards were produced in 1952. However, some pre-war cards cannot be pinned down to just one year like the Topps cards.