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Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen
I think its a 1921/22 W575-1 Blank Back Strip Card but can't find Art listed in the Checklist - any ideas?
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It is actually a W573 blank back strip card, the set that shares its checklist with the E120 American Caramel set (though I don't believe all 240 have been confirmed - I have it down that 202 have been confirmed between the three different types). Fletcher has been previously been confirmed in the first and second versions.
The 202 confirmed are actually from 3 different versions. Your Fletcher is what I call W573-1, which have b/w photos and typically consistently narrow and straight sides and were issued in vertical strips. The paper stock is fairly thin. This type is the most commonly seen W573.
What I call W573-2 are tinted sepia or green, depending upon the league designation on the card, just like the E120 set, and have a thin paper stock
And what I call W573-3 are larger, wider size b/w cards, possibly not issued in strip form, that have a much thicker paper stock. These are the ones that are not seen often.
In the below scan the Type 1 cards are on the top row, the middle row is the Type 2, and the bottom row is Type 3.
Brian (this thread should probably be relocated to the main section instead of BST, but just in case, I bid $1.00
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