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Old 02-13-2011, 09:57 PM
bcornell bcornell is offline
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To quote a great Hawaiian (Ward, not MacDonald):

"Another characteristic of all real Cracker Jack cards, is there is no white ink on the cards. The white or light parts of the uniform is the natural paper color. Most fakes have a white ink for the white parts of uniform, that doesnt match the white border of the card. Real cards will have the uniform blend perfectly into the white border where they meet."

I refer to this all the time. It's exactly what's wrong with the Baker reprint. Edited to add: the card is a late 70's Dover reprint, not a counterfeit (e.g., something some scammer manufactured with his printer).

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