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Originally Posted by horzverti
Very amusing thread. To try to keep it entertaining, here are a few theories:
1. Brian is trying to save face – he is remaining firm in his belief the 1921s are fakes because he holds a ton of regret because he didn’t buy the entire lot of 39 cards for about $85 total at the show in 1999.
……or……
2. There were actually 40 cards and the extra card was a second Ruth in better condition. On a whim, Brian bought it for $5. He keeps pushing the thread as a genius move for increased interest in the set, ahead of selling his card for good money. Brian’s post #279, “The "1921" Herpolsheimer cards are fakes, but will probably have more findings in the future. Wow, the possibilities. I'll leave out the incentives for the possibilities because they are obvious.”
……or……
3. Brian never attended that show in 1999 and has never seen the first group of cards before they were sold a while back. The wizard-like, wand-waving “dealer” was just a dream. So just trolling to troll?
……and the truth……
4. Being more serious now….Rhett explained in his post #218 that the checklist of players match perfectly with those included in other similar 1921 sets. The previously unknown subjects (the new 1/1s) which were found in this 39 card group confirm Rhett’s theory. Considering how far the knowledge in the hobby has advanced since the 1970s through the internet, shared resources and die-hard collectors like you; Rhett is also correct that these cards could not have been made in the 1970s. Logically, the cards are original, they date back to 1921 and are pretty rare. “They’re real…and they’re spectacular!”
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1. Ball one
2. Ball two
3. Ball three
4. Once again from the link in yesterday's post 240 which was originally meant to dispel my argument:
https://archive.org/details/LanstonM...e/n23/mode/2up
A typographical specimen booklet containing borders and ornaments for casting on the Lanston Monotype Composition Caster, Lanston Monotype Type-Caster, Lanston Monotype Giant Caster and Monotype-Thompson Type-Caster. This booklet is from a Lanston Monotype specimen book (binder) bearing the general title "Monotype Type Faces."
It is undated, but based on internal evidence elsewhere in the binder it is from the late 1930s or early 1940s.
A set can be faked and by a person who works as a printer.
Thank you for the walk. I enjoyed advancing to first base.
LOL!
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