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Old 07-17-2017, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ullmandds View Post
I have always loved rare backs because the fronts are usually easy... whereas the fronts with rare backs are not!!
Exactly! Also, I really like the advertising on cards. Frequently, the same player image was used for several pre-War sets, making the backs as or more interesting than the fronts. For example, this Sam Rice image was used for several sets, but many of the backs it can be found with are scarce:
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File Type: jpg E135 Collins-McCarthy - Rice - front.jpg (65.1 KB, 121 views)
File Type: jpg E135 Collins-McCarthy - Rice - Back.jpg (69.2 KB, 120 views)
File Type: jpg H801-8 Boston Store - Rice - back.jpg (76.8 KB, 119 views)
File Type: jpg D328 1917 Weil Baking - Sam Rice - back.jpg (76.5 KB, 117 views)
File Type: jpg 1921 Herpolsheimer's - Rice - back.jpg (78.1 KB, 121 views)
File Type: jpg 1921-22 Henry Johnson - Rice - back.jpg (75.5 KB, 117 views)
File Type: jpg 1921 Witmor Candy Type 2 - Rice - back.jpg (72.9 KB, 120 views)
File Type: jpg D327-1 1920 Holsum Bread - Rice - back.jpg (75.7 KB, 117 views)
File Type: jpg D327-2 1921 Holsum Bread - Rice - back.jpg (77.6 KB, 117 views)
File Type: jpg Gassler's Am-Maid Bread - Rice - back.jpg (57.0 KB, 120 views)
File Type: jpg E121-80 Rice - Type 1 Back - back.jpg (77.5 KB, 118 views)
File Type: jpg E121-80 Rice - Reverse Type 1 Back - back.jpg (75.4 KB, 120 views)
File Type: jpg E121-80 Rice - Type 2 Back - back.jpg (77.4 KB, 119 views)
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
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