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I ask this question only having learned about Koester Bread's last week, when I auctioned off an Ed Brown.
I have one card left from that lot, a Waite Hoyt, also with the same scrapbook/letter back that the Brown had, and I wonder if it's a Koester's. I tried to do my homework this time, and Google brought me back to Net54: http://www.network54.com/Forum/15365...read+Babe+Ruth. In this post, ellyn2005 maintains that the thickness of the card and the quality of the picture distinguish the Koesters from the W-575: "... [Regarding] the differences between W575-1's, E121's and the 1921 Koester's Bread. W575-1's..These cards have thinner stock, are grayer and do not have the clarity that E121's or Koester's Bread [do] ... We do acknowledge that this 1921 Koester's Set is a similar issue to both, kind of a hybrid but there are distinctive differences.. This subset [Koester's] had blank backs, similar to W575-1 but card stock is similar to E121..." So, given the scan below, can you tell if this is a Koester's Bread? It is thick, and the picture quality is pretty good, so, if ellyn2005 is right, I wouldn't think it's a W575. I guess the only way I could tell whether or not it's an E121 would be to take the scrapbook/letter off the back. But I hesitate to do that, being an amateur, thinking of using a handkerchief and a steam iron. So, I put it to you, for your expertise and advice. If it's a standard E121, I'm keeping it [in my eclectic hall of fame collection]. But should it turn out to be a Koester's, and presumably valuable, I'll most likely auction it right here, as good fortune would have it. ... Or maybe trade it for some T206's. So, what do you think: Last edited by dougscats; 02-16-2011 at 11:12 AM. Reason: deleting excess text |
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