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Originally Posted by abmchenry
Joe I am a novice when it comes to Old Judge, I only have one of a relatively obscure Giant. What do Fa, Fb, and Fc mean in that context?
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When the British Cartophilic Society cataloged the Old Judge set by grouping certain card types by different letter designations. All 1888 N172s are found as one of two types, Fa and Fb, and it has to do with the size of the advertising found on the bottom of the card. All 1889 OJs introduce the word "FACTORY" in the advertising. Fc style would hang on for 1890 as well but with addition of a "NL" or "PL" to designate National League or Players league.
This is a high level explanation of 1888-1890, a bit more complicated for 1886-1887. The Old Judge book is a great resource to understand how the set evolved year to year.