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J LevineOkay...pose and caption variations are different.
When I was originally putting together my Phillies list I had at least two references that showed a numbering system for Old Judges (one was a Beckett Almanac that lifted it's OJ info. from another source and I think the second might have been an old article or newsletter from Lew Lipsett). An example is a number like 107-7b...The first number referred to a specific player. The next number after the dash referred to the pose. The letter referred to the caption. Some players do not have caption differences so they are just listed by player number and pose. Oh, and there are still pose and caption variations being found today. Since I created my master Phillies list in 1996, I have come across two new caption and pose variations for Phillies.
Here is a Phillie example of this from my wantlist. Player 153 is Sid Farrar. Then split into poses and captions.
153-1b Farrar (fielding, hands head high, "Philadelphia"), 153-1c Farrar (fielding, hands head high,
"Philadelphias"), 153-2a Farrar (fielding grounder, "Phila"), 153-2c Farrar (fielding grounder,
name correct, "Philadelphias"), 153-2e Farraer (fielding grounder, name incorrect,
"Philadelphias"), 153-3b Farrar (right arm at belt, w/ cap, "Philadelphia"), 153-3c Farrar (right
arm at belt, w/ cap, "Phil"), 153-3d Farrar (right hand at belt, w/ cap, name correct,
"Philadelphias"), 153-3e Farrer (right arm at belt, w/ cap, name incorect, "Philadelphias"),
153-4a Farrar (fielding, hands chin high, "Phila"), 153-4b Farrar (fielding, hands chin high, "Philadelphia"), 153-5a Farrar (fielding, hands ankle high, "Phila"), 153-5b Farrar (fielding, hands ankle high, "Philadelphia"), 153-5c Farrar (fielding, hands ankle high, "Philadelphias"), 153-6a Farrar (arms folded, no cap, "Phila"), 153-6b Farrar (arms folded, no cap, "Philadelphia"), 153-6c Farrar (arms folded, no cap, "Philadelphias"), 153-7 Farrar (hands on thighs, looking at ball head high)
Hope this helps a little.
Joshua
PS Why Farrar had so many poses and caption changes is beyond me!