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Old 11-12-2020, 01:35 PM
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I don't mind a card that has writing on an otherwise blank back, especially when I'm able to obtain an otherwise nice card at a reduced price.

To the OP and anyone else who is interested, IMHO, the best source of info re the W575-1, E121, and related cards is the Old Cardboard article written by Rhett Yeakley, Net54's resident authority on these card issues. This article appears in the Fall 2011 - Issue #26 of OC Magazine (https://oldcardboard.com/ref/BBC-ind...il.asp?id=1269). Unfortunately, the OC magazine articles are not available online, however, a back issue of this magazine issue can be ordered from OC's website.

Re the W575-1 cards, Rhett states in his OC article that "A common misconception is that these cards were 'strip cards,' but this is untrue, and the vast majority (over 95%) were factory cut and produced as an insert with a product. Essentially, these cards are blank backed E121 cards. The vast majority of these cards are found with blank backs, however they are sometimes found with a company name rubber stamped on back."

I have seen instances where TPGs have misidentified W501-2 cards as W575-1 cards. W501 cards were produced in vertical strips or rolls, hence the top and/or bottom border is very often a rough or slanted cut. The W501-2 cards do not have "G-4-22" and a card # printed at the top border like the W501-1 cards do, which is why the W501-2 cards are sometimes mistaken for W575-1 cards.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo. Also E222 cards of Lipe, Revelle & Ryan.

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