Help Needed- 1930 Hack Wilson Blue ribbon Malt Photo

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

For my edification, can you tell us why your photo is certainly not a trimmed 1931 Blue Ribbon? Same photo--is there a stock difference?

Yes I believe the stock is different. On the 1931 premium version the back is white, seemingly like a picture pack type photo. On my 1930 it is more brown.
Naturally I wondered if it was aging discoloration or a 1931 attached to a cardboard type backing. And Neither of these seem to be the case. It is one solid piece of cardstock. And the back matches almost perfectly with the other 1930 photo examples listed for sale.
Also the image quality on the 1931 premium to me is noticably a lower quality image even compared to my 1930 photo which has some surface damage. (A 1931 hack premium is on eBay for reference).

Prewarcards did a few great articles on them

1930 photos: https://prewarcards.com/2016/09/05/1...and-checklist/

1931 premiums:
https://prewarcards.com/2016/09/06/1...and-checklist/

Quick note: They are both photo premiums I'm just calling 1930 photos and 1931 premiums for ease of reference.