Help with 1952 Topps Chicago White Sox Fronts
 

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...I've tried 'forum searches' and didn't find this topic , but I'm not the greatest searcher , so if this has already been asked and answered I apologize :

....these four "Chicago"s are all different , and on several levels : the size of the circle , the angle of the cursive script ( Kretlow's is horizontal ) , and the amount and location of the artsy blue/green color shading on the wing and on the white stocking ( Minoso is intense and Holcombe is really pale )...

..I've tweaked the "contrast" on the scanner to enhance the colors...

...question : are all '52 White Sox cards like these? This set has enough complications and variations already ; some wag said the Master Set is approaching seven hundred - please don't let that be true...:eek:
.. Could someone point me towards previous information about this ?
..Thanks for your help , MikeGarcia

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1952
 

I have not studied the White Sox cards per se. PSA lists a master set at 490. Huggins and Scott not long back sold what it called a Super set of 579, and I know some have identified more since then

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...scott-auction/

The H&S super set includes a bunch of what many would call recurring print defects rather than true variations. Many of the variants result from DPs, including the Mantle, Thompson and Robinson, which have front and back differences. The Kretlow is listed in many "master" sets, including the Super set. There are even front differences on the same black or red back versions of the first series, the Boone card being a good example.

And I do not think that there has been a full scale look at the high card series for differences because of the scarcity and expense, although the "Canadian" gray backs have become even more expensive than the high number cards. And, just how may House versions are there ? :):confused:

There are some 52 master set discussion threads in here
http://net54baseball.com/showthread....952+master+set

http://net54baseball.com/showthread....952+master+set

My Minoso

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...s%20Minoso.jpg