W520 and W522 strip cards a 1921 issue, not 1920

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Nice work.

This evidence most certainly does impact the "rookie" card collecting community. Collectors often grab the W520 or W522 for George Kelly's rookie card. I guess this leaves the horribly ugly 1920 W516-1 as his only "true" rookie now. And the creators were kind enough to completely butcher his name (and position). And doesn’t the image look more like Ross Youngs (who also played for the Giants and who is noticeably absent from the set):

I like the W516 set. At least it is photo-based.

I also wonder about the date on the Universal Surprise Box card:



It has Ruth, Johnson, Sisler and Coveleskie and shows Ruth with the Red Sox. Even though it wouldn't add to the value given who else is on the card, perhaps it too is a Coveleskie RC?

Just for fun, the Ruth photo-match: