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Originally Posted by kevinlenane
Any idea why they consider the p/c back the rookie vs the blank back?
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The backs provide key printing clues. The initial runs of the issue were made with blank backs or backs that had a postcard design with the words “THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE” printed on them. Later runs use the phrase “NOT TO BE USED IN EXHIBIT MACHINES”, and still-later print runs add “MADE IN USA” to the card backs. These back characteristics match my experience in collecting the set. In every case where I have run across a card that “should” be an early short-print , the card has been either blank-backed or “correspondence” backed. The backs are critical to analyzing whether a card may be characterized as a rookie. If you find one that is blank-backed it could be a 1925 printing. A 'correspondence' back is probably a 1926 card or perhaps a 1927.