e120 team variations

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Posted By: rmacpa

while not addressed in scd or any other publication that i have come across, it would appear that e120 team variations do exist. when a player changed teams during the life cycle of the print run (which appears to have extended into 1923), the american caramel company retained the original team name on the face of the card, but changed the team checklisted on the back of the card to the player's new team. the traded player did not actually appear on the checklist appearing on the back of his these variations.

one example of an e120 team variation is the two different cards issued for lee meadows who played with philadelphia (nl) when the e120 set was originally issued in 1922, but was traded to pittsburgh (nl) during the 1923 season. all but one of the meadows cards i have come across have a philadelphia (nl) team name on the front and philadelphia (nl) checklist on the back. the one card which did not, however, had a philadelphia (nl) team name on the front and pittsburgh (nl) checklist on the back. psa has authenticated this card and i have no doubt as to its authenticity. there is a west coast collector who has a st. louis player with a washington checklist on the back.

that said, i was wondering what other examples collectors may have come across.