W575 Card?
 

I think its a 1921/22 W575-1 Blank Back Strip Card but can't find Art listed in the Checklist - any ideas?

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It is actually a W573 blank back strip card, the set that shares its checklist with the E120 American Caramel set (though I don't believe all 240 have been confirmed - I have it down that 202 have been confirmed between the three different types). Fletcher has been previously been confirmed in the first and second versions.

The 202 confirmed are actually from 3 different versions. Your Fletcher is what I call W573-1, which have b/w photos and typically consistently narrow and straight sides and were issued in vertical strips. The paper stock is fairly thin. This type is the most commonly seen W573.

What I call W573-2 are tinted sepia or green, depending upon the league designation on the card, just like the E120 set, and have a thin paper stock

And what I call W573-3 are larger, wider size b/w cards, possibly not issued in strip form, that have a much thicker paper stock. These are the ones that are not seen often.

In the below scan the Type 1 cards are on the top row, the middle row is the Type 2, and the bottom row is Type 3.

Brian (this thread should probably be relocated to the main section instead of BST, but just in case, I bid $1.00 :))

Thanks Brian -

Brand new to the "W" cards - so still have much to learn.

Much appreciate the detailed response to my "newbie" question...

I take it my Heilmann is a type 2?

now thats a Nice card......

Type 2 are the cards with either the sepia or greenish tint. It is either a Type 1 with unusually large borders, or a Type 3. The advantage of my raw W573 cards is that I can identify card thickness...tough to do when slabbed. I haven't confirmed a Type 3 for Heilmann, and unfortunately still can't. If I were to guess I would say it is Type 1 with real big side borders.

I second what toledo_mudhen wrote...what a nice clean looking card.


Brian

No problem Lonnie, I like to chime in when I have a clue about certain sets of cards.


Brian