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Can You Show Me 2 Diff 1948 Leaf Layers?
Hi, all.
I just bought some raw '48/'49 Leafs, and I am wondering about the authenticity of some. I read elsewhere that the Leafs were composed of two separate layers of cardboard pasted together, so that if you turn a card on its side you can distinctly see two shades of cardboard. My eyes are getting older, and I want to be sure that I'm looking at the right thing. Can someone post a zoomed-in image of this? I am primarily a Goudey guy, too, and with Goudeys gloss is a dead giveaway of fakes. Not sure about Leafs, though... any advice on "over-gloss" vs. authentic? Thanks for any help, Richard |
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They are layered, the back gray cardboard, and the lighter front cardboard. The layers are about the same thickness, so even worn ones often won't show layers clearly. Some cards that have gotten a bit dusty retain enough "stuff" on the edge to make the layers hard to see.
I checked about 10 of mine, and all were layered. Leaf had at least 3 press runs, likely more, so one that isn't layered or layered differently wouldn't be some thing I'd automatically reject. The only thing I have that would take a good picture would be a USB microscope, which I'll get out later. None of mine are glossy overall, and I don't think I've ever seen one that is. But they used a lot of different inks, and there are differences in the front layer of cardboard, so the glossiness of the individual inks is variable. None should be modern glossy, but similar to other cards, if seen at an angle the inks may look a bit shiny. On Leaf, they're generally not shiny. |
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This is Helpful
This is helpful info, Steve. It would be great to see that USB micro image too. Thank you,
Richard |
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Bump
Bump... hoping someone out there has a decent close-up pic of the 2 different Leaf baseball card layers as visible on the edge because I'm kind of stumped. My old magnifying glass just ain't cutting it with this one.
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Leaf
I can clearly see the two layers when I have a card under a magnifying lamp. The back layer is the same color of gray as the back of the card and the front layer is a whitish color.
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Rick McQuillan T213-2 139 down 46 to go. |
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Thanks
Extremely helpful images - thank you!
Richard |
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1949 LEAF BB cards
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Hi Rick Excellent photo....thanks for posting it. Here are two cards in my 1949 LEAF collection, which suggest to us that the fronts and backs were most likely printed on separate sheets. Then the two sheets were pasted together. My Feller and Sid Gordon Wrong-backs are not that rare. Multiple cards of all 49 subjects in the 2nd series (SP) can be found with Wrong backs Hey guys Please refer to these cards as 1949 LEAF's. PSA is all screwed-up....this set of 98 cards was NEVER issued in 1948. And, the term "1948/1949" is also INCORRECT. TED Z T206 Reference . |
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