I agree with the previous poster, but believe the premium is pretty substantial.
As he said, the 1916s are a variant of m101-4/Sporting News, smaller and with full backgrounds. The 1917s are akin to the E135 Collins-McCarthy/Boston Store, with washed-out backgrounds and larger like E121 American Caramel.
There is some confusion because both Weil and Standard Biscuit appear in both sets, with no change in the advertising back. Also, the ACC numbering is a bit screwy, as the "newer" Weil set carries a lower number----1916 is D329 and 1917 is D328 (it also doesn't help that both Standard Biscuits are D350, a -1 and a -2; even a -3 from 1921). Add to that the fact that the 1917s were for many years considered to be issued in 1916, and the TPGs sometimes mislabel them, and you can have yourself a real head scratcher.
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