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I think that based on the font theory, the years of issue would be:

1925 - Player name in bold, Position not bold
1928/29 - Player name in bold, Position in bold
1931 - Player name not bold, Position not bold

I've updated the checklist based on the cards I own (or have owned in the past), and what Paul has shown based on these fonts. If anyone else has a card that has a different font than what is shown in the checklist for that Player/Team/Position, please let me know, and I'll update the checklist.

Based upon this, I believe the Gehrig card should be a 1925 year of issue. I've attached a picture of a Gehrig that I owned in the past.

A couple of other interesting things. First, as Brian pointed out to me, the "Former" designation on the position means that the player had retired when the set was issued.

Also, there are two "George Burns" players in the set, with the same name. One was a 1st baseman and the other was an outfielder. If there is a New York card for this player, then he could be the only player with 3 different cards in this set since the George Burns Outfielder never played for a New York team after 1925.

Edit: Note that in the Master Checklist for George Burns - New York, I also listed 1911-21 as his playing days, and this would only be for the George Burns - Outfielder variation and not the 1B one. However, I only did this for completeness, since 1921 is well before the generally accepted 1925 date of issue for the W590 set.

Edit2: From post 14 in this thread, a board member has definitely shown that the George Burns - New York card is the same player as the George Burns - Outfielder variation, and when Burns was a coach for the New York Giants in 1931. I have updated the Master Checklist accordingly.