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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Kevin, the 1932 date on the set is demonstrably incorrect. It is a 1933 set.
The biography back states that Lefty won the 1932 bating title and that he is 36 years old. Lefty was born March 4, 1897. To be 36 years old as of the time the bio was written, the card had to be issued no earlier than March 4, 1933. There are other examples as well, like Grove and Gomez. It would also make the 1933 Goudey Gomez into a RC as well.
I brought this to the Standard Catalog people a long time ago but it never got traction, apparently, because the TPGs still mislabel them.
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Looking at a handful of other cards, it seems as though the age that is stated on the back of the card often lines up with a Spring of 1933 issuance. For example, Paul Waner's card lists him as being 30 years old and he was born on April 16, 1903.
On the other hand, there are also some ages that correspond to 1932, but those biographies could have very well been written in 1932 and not published until 1933. Very convoluted.
It would be great to see some sort of period advertising for the set.