Posted By:
Al C.risafulliI'm holding a 1928 Red Faber and a 1931 Red Faber side by side, and there is absolutely nothing about either card that would distinguish one from the other, except for the number. Both cards use the exact same image. Both cards are the exact same size. Stock appears the same. There really appears to be no way to tell the difference just by looking.
The typeface between the two cards are very slightly different, but in looking through my remaining 1928s, I see that the typeface is subtly different on many of the cards - most notably in the spacing between the letters on individual cards.
It would probably be worth examining multiple examples of the same card from the same year to see if these subtle differences in typeface appear on multiple versions of the same card.
In looking at my other W502s, and I have a third of the set now, none of the ones that I have show that same funky border as the Lefty Grove posted above. So I'm not sure what that's all about.
Thanks for keeping this thread alive and contributing your back information!
-Al