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Originally Posted by Bicem
What about the e90-1 Young do you like so much? Interesting choice considering all the amazing cards that you have owned.
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I guess it's the bright red background. Maybe because on the E90-1 Young portrait cards, I always try to find their problem(s) keeping them from greatness when I see them. They are quite scarce in high grade (5 and up) but not so much in regular conditions (4 and less). On this particular one my eyes search for an issue and they can't find one. Of course it's not perfect but the centering, focus, color, corners etc...are all fairly spot on, and it's the highest graded in the hobby, though that is beside the point. There are a few handfuls of cards I have always thought were great representatives of prewar cards and this one is near the top. The T205 Cobb, M101-4 Ruth (never had one), Goudey 144 Ruth, T3 Cobb....(I could go on) all stalwarts to me.
I should add that it is far and away my favorite card from the series, and we all know it's
the major early caramel set, as T206 is to early tobacco sets.