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Tim RhinehartHi John. The style on the left with the design at the bottom is uncommon (in fact I only have 4 or 5 out of the 140 pins I own) and is even rarer still with red lettering. The style of back in the Matthewson scan is far and away the most common. However, there are color variations of the paper itself (with black printing). I have about seven red backings and I still may have a blue-green backing. The pins have two manufacturers, Whitehead & Hoag & the Ehrman Co. The Ehrman pins are far less common. Thinking out loud, I wonder if each manufacturer produced every player, are all of the players available with each back, etc.?