E121 Reverse Back

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Hi Jason,
I know very little about the four different known E121-80 back variations, but I can confirm that I have a WaJo with the Hands-at-Chest pose with a Type 1 back (most common back, I believe) in addition to having this WaJo pose with a Type 4 reversed back that I showed in the thread you mentioned. I'm curious to know if this WaJo pose was also issued with Type 2 and Type 3 backs.

I think Rhett Yeakley is the resident E121-80 back expert, and hopefully, he will chime in. Here's the link to pictures of the 4 different backs that Rhett shows on his web site: http://www.starsofthediamond.com/e121backs80.JPG

Hope this helps,
Val

Val, thanks for the intro... what you have there is a previously uncataloged example of the tough "Type 4" back. To date there have only been a half dozen or so different players found with that back, surprisingly though I have seen several different examples of the Schalk, Johnson, and Sisler so I am unsure how many different will be found with this particular back.

The "reversed" nature of the back is not really that extraordinary, actually EVERY example of the Type 4 back that has been found has a revered back, thus a reversed back is "normal" for Type 4 cards.

FYI- For those that don't know what a Type 4 is you need only look at the first line on back, it is slightly smaller and norrower than the normal "Type 1" back. I can show a photo of the two side by side if it is needed but I don't have a scan handy!