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Andrew S.Why was it previously assumed that the "stars on the label" Harridge ball was introduced in 1940?
Based solely on the written auction description:
"This ball, though, is of the "Harridge" variety bearing stars that flank the stamping "Official," thereby isolating its vintage to the period 1940-45. The chemistry of all these variables, then, necessarily isolates this signing to that narrow window between Gehrig's retirement and his passing (June 1941)."