[orator1]

According to Jay, Joe, and Richard's Old Judge book, the final line at the bottom of 1889 Old Judge cards is "GOODWIN & CO., New York".

Are there any cards in which the final line "GOODWIN & CO., New York" is omitted?

Reason I ask is that one of the following cards from 1889 has the "GOODWIN & CO., New York" line but the graded card does not.

Was the GOODWIN line cut off the bottom of the card or was the card produced that way and is simply a variation or an error? I thought that all the 1889 Old Judge cards were supposed to have the GOODWIN line at the bottom.

Also, the book states that 1889 cards are identified by the text "OLD JUDGE CIGARETTE FACTORY" as opposed to earlier years which had the text "OLD JUDGE CIGARETTES". The graded card was identified as an 1887 card, so is this card mis-labeled by SGC?

Thanks!

Paul C.