Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>Lillie</b><p>This Babe Ruth Card has the same background as the 1922 Caramel cards. There is nothing on the back. Any help identifying this card would be appreciated.<br><br>It's on a dull card stock. The dimensions are 2 1/4 x 3 1/2. Hope this helps.<br><br><br>edited to add dimensions and stock....<br><br>

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>If you can post a scan it will help, or you can send one to me, and I will post it for you. My initial guess is the W575-1 series OR Koester Bread series (they are almost impossible to tell apart) is what this might be. A scan can verify it. regards

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Lets keep this as one thread....no harm no foul.....and immediately I need to give a little more thought to what this is...<br><br><br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229277837.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Can you give us the dimensions and kind of card stock it's on? After seeing the scan I am going to guess some kind of post-WWII tribute card.....but not sure yet....regards

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Although I can't lay my hands on them at the moment, I have some of those cards. If I remember correctly, my Dad gave them to me with some other collector issue items when I was a kid. They are standard 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 size. There are other prewar players represented, all the ones I have are HOF'ers. I always thought they were along the lines of a TCMA issue, nothing too valuable. I do think they were issued sometime in the 70's, but I am not sure of the exact date of issue. <br><br>I hope this information helps. If needed, I can find them next weekend...they are packed away in my attic somewhere among all the boxes up there.

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>Lillie</b><p>Thanks for your help Steve. I'd hate to make you search through your attic though. I appreciate your input. Maybe others will recognize it as well.

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Leon was kind enough to post the card on another part of the board. More information in that thread that may answer your question.<br><br><a href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1229371498/last-1229375336/help+ID%27ing+Ruth+card" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1229371498/last-1229375336/help+ID%27ing+Ruth+card</a>

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Woops...sorry about that Lillie. I did in fact post the question over there and found out they are a newer (relative to Ruth's playing days) issue, TCMA, from the 1980's. I forgot to let you know though....glad we could help...regards

Babe Ruth Card - Need help identifying
 

Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Thanks for everyone's help.<br><br>The card background has been used at other times including with the American Caramel cards. I'd love to hear from anyone who might have this identical card. The front says &quot;Babe Ruth, Rightfielder&quot; and the back is totally blank.