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Mark MacraeLeon......To answer your question, Egan did not suggest a link with E-98 & Briggs, but felt that the E-98 series was comparable to E-94, because of the numerous color backgrounds available. In Lipset's Encyclopedia, which came out a decade and a half later, further study had been done on the E-93/94/97/98 sets. Lipset noted the nickname quotes on the reverses of E-94 & E-98 were also similar in design. The suggestion of a relationship of E-98 & Briggs was addressed by Lipset, " Many collectors have believed that E-98 was a second series put out by Briggs. While it appears the makers of E-98 (as well as E-94) will never be known its likely that it wasn't Briggs. The misconception probably came about from Burdick's numbering system."....... Lipset adds a theory, that a "pool of pictures" were available for selection and that business owners could select the players they wanted..... I think Lew is on the right track and would add another twist to the theory.... That multiple companies used the same "stock sets" to market regionally with their product.... The 'stock set' approach was similar to the marketing and distribution of trade cards two decades earlier and would be later used by Sporting News (M-101-4/5); Collins-McCarthy (E-135), American Caramel (E-121) etc ..... A manufacturer or business owner, looking for a baseball promotion, could custom order a set with or without advertising (M-101-5), one-sided or two sided printing (E-121/W-575), difference in print quality (W-501/E-121), etc. These customized sets could then be distributed however that business wished to distribute them..... Sorry to be so off-topic, I really wanted to ask for advice on controlling Fire ants. Looks like there is a big mound in the back yard. Does gasoline work? 