Help Identifying this Martin Dihigo Card

[incugator]

This card is very interesting, but I can't identify the set. It has the format of a Caramelo Deportivo card, but it is in color. He is wearing the Almanderes uniform from Cuban winter ball days, but it also "could" be an Aguila de Veracruz (Mexico) hat (even though it doesn't look like the standard hat) The paper is old school hand woven paper. I'm not sure if this is a Cuban card or a Mexican card. My guess is that it is from the 30's-50's. If anybody can identify this set, I would appreciate it.

[incugator]

I’m going to bump this to see if there is somebody that can help me out. This is a really cool card and I just can’t seem to find anything about it. The paper is really crazy. Like a woven waffle pattern on the back.

[swarmee]

Can you post a picture of the back. People may recognize it faster than the front of the card.

[JustinD]

I am thinking fantasy piece, however if someone on the site knows or has the contacts to give you an answer it's Al Jurgela.

His user name is aljurgela and it looks like he was on just a few days ago.

[incugator]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zqt9ctditz...%20PM.png?dl=0

Here is a picture of the back

[swarmee]

Could it be cut out from a book or program?

[incugator]

Seems like being cutout from a program is possible. Hard matching up the age of Dihigo in the picture with the paper and print quality. It is very poor quality color printing. Obviously woven linen paper and hand cut. The style of the card resembles Caramelo Deportivo, but it’s definitely not. It’s also an image that I cannot find ANYWHERE else on the internet.

[Jason19th]

I would actually guess real and from a Mexican issue from the 1950’s. First it would be odd to make a Dihigo fantasy piece. While he was truly an all time great he is a player appreciated only by a niche group of collectors. It would make a lot more sense to try to fool people with a Paige or Gibson. Second if you were going to do a fantasy piece I doubt you would do an unattractive, tiny card with a blank back. Third, we really have very poor cataloging and understanding of the Mexican issues of the 1950-1960. Finally I do not think it is likely a cut out because of the blank back. Every program, magazine, score card from that era is double sided and doesn’t really waste any space with blank areas

[triwak]

Really interesting piece! Following this.