W 517 Chick Hafey
 

I suspect both of these are legit, but don't really know, I know the autograph is probably not. I also know they came in different tints, but the purple tint intrigues me as it has no dotted lines, perhaps from a good trim job, or maybe it's a reprint. What do you think? Also, the cardboard is different in color.

David,

Both cards appear authentic and do not have any of the characteristics of known reprints. The W517's came in both cardboard stock colors shown, so that is not a problem either. A few years back, in an old Net54 thread, Mark Tylicki posted this old article he had about W517's. I figured for prosperity sake, I would include it here.

Lovely Day...

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Gracias... thanks for the article as well