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Originally Posted by mouschi
I think the fact that I hadn't seen them prior to 2020 is a testament to how vast our hobby is. Over the past couple of years, I have learned a lot about pre-war, primarily about issues that I knew nothing about previously. When you pigeonhole yourself into only new stuff for years (and a single player for me) nothing else really matters. Learning about these and others was like being a kid in a candy shop! It was almost as if someone said "hey, kid ... you think the new stuff is cool? You ain't seen nothing yet ... check these out ... NO ONE is talking about them!"
There are so many beautiful issues in this set. Here are some of my favorites aside from the Cobb/Wagner & Shoeless Joe.
I did a comparison in my article here about the beauty of the Shoeless Joe Jackson in comparison to his other main releases here:
https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2020/0...-beauties.html
Don't get me wrong, I love ALL of those, but it is just funny how different they are from this:
I'm picky about this set, so I don't *think* I'll ever go after the entire run, but the vast majority of the pieces I love are the ones that have the faded background. I could look at them for hours. In terms of beauty from a sepia issue, I think the M101-2s are unbeatable!
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Maybe not the set, but you might want to look for some of the other supplements. Check out the Clark Griffith one that GeoPoto has showing in post #35. Is that the faded background your were referring to? The scan doesn't do that image of Griffith justice.
Also, in regards to the Jackson supplement, I'm not sure you'll find a better image of him on any issue from his playing days. A lot of the cards are drawings and not pictures, and some of them are downright hideous. I still cringe whenever i see those cards that look like the players are wearing lipstick. Ugh!