There are some strip cards that are just plain ugly, like the 1920s Ws (516s, 519s, 520s, 522s)....yeah they have HOFer rookies....i.e., Frankie Frisch and Coveleski, but I can't get over how crude they look....the earliest Frisch and Coveleski I have are from the 21 Exhibits....I just can't get myself to buy their rookies because I can't stand how they look.....
But some strip cards look terrific IMO..the W514s, 1923 W515s, the W551s and others....I own some because I love the way they look (remind me of comic strips) and I don't care that thr mainstream of the hobby finds them mehhhhh.
I think they are terrific examples of the varied landscape of baseball cards that existed before Goudey, Bowman, and Topps eventually came on the scene and monopolized everything. The card does not need to be iconic to be a conversation piece. A lot of these strip a cards are so unique that they don't need status to get a conversation going.
Last edited by Svabinsky78; 10-09-2023 at 08:46 PM.
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