Need quick opinion on a W517 strip (large scans)

[kcohen]

Just a note of caution, back 30 years ago or so someone in PA put out a reproduction of the entire poster. Many were cut up into the individual cards or strips. I believe they are for the most part distinguishable from the gray back as opposed to the originals, most of if not all of which have more of a brownish back. It's hard for me to make out the color of the cardboard from the scans.

The extent to which I am an expert, which I am not, stems from having been burned on some of there some years back.

[big80s]

Originally Posted by kcohen

Just a note of caution, back 30 years ago or so someone in PA put out a reproduction of the entire poster. Many were cut up into the individual cards or strips. I believe they are for the most part distinguishable from the gray back as opposed to the originals, most of if not all of which have more of a brownish back. It's hard for me to make out the color of the cardboard from the scans.

The extent to which I am an expert, which I am not, stems from having been burned on some of there some years back.

Thank you for mentioning that. I had heard about counterfeits being out there - which is why I started this thread in the first place. I'll get some good scans of the strip this evening - and hopefully we'll be able to tell from those.