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Chris CountsDave H.,
I noticed your comment about the 1952 image looking like a painting. I came to the same conclusion. It makes sense that Topps would experiment in '52 with a technique they later used on the '53 set. The Merson image looks like a prototype for the '53 set. I'll bet the '53 artist (I can't recall his name but it's been mentioned on this forum before) created the Merson image ...