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Posted By: Paul

I just purchased an E95 with a strange back. It has back damage, so it's not clear exactly what's going on. But look at the scan below. You'll see that all of the numbers are off by 2. Crawford should be 11, but he's 9. Mathewson should be 12, but he's 10. Because of the back damage, I can't tell what the numbers of the first two cards are, but I suspect they are blank.

Then look at the bottom. Nos. 24 and 25 are Collins and Reulbach, just as they should be. But they are located on the same line as the words "made by" (as in "made by Philadelphia Caramel Co."). There should not be any players' names on this line. Then, look just above Collins and Reulbach. There they are again, the same two players, but this time numbered 22 and 23 (partly obscured, but clearly the case). Counting the number of lines on the checklist, there are 27, one line for each player, plus the duplicate lines of Collins and Reulbach.

Have any of you seen anything like this before? I've tried to imagine how this could possibly be due to the back damage, but I just don't think it can be. Thanks.