1939 Play Ball question

[Archive]

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

David

Its been a long time since I put this set together. And, I was
not interested in the "font variations" when I collected this
set. But, if I strain my brain, I had no difficulty finding
eiher printing in the Low# series.

I have a few of the Red Overprint Adv. Samples, and those are
definitely tough to find.

My above response to Jay was simply to inform him that the firm
(George Moll Adv. Agency in Abington, PA) who produced these
cards used the same printer. I believe it was the Zabel Brothers
Printing firm of Phila., PA.

Your last comments regarding a 2nd press run on the Lo#s is
very likely and that would account for the letter variation.
This is very similar to what Bowman did in 1949 with its Low#
series and that is why the first 72 cards are found in White
or Gray cardboard. This is also what Topps did in 1952 with
its Low# series (hence: #1-80 are Black Backs or Red Backs).