1933 George C Miller discussion

[HRBAKER]

No the Gehringer does not appear to be short. It does have some paper loss on the back that may account for the grade. I have always loved these, it's a tough set to build. Imagine what a Ruth and Gehrig would bring!

[murcerfan]

I started this set 10 years ago as a side project (either back).
Have all in sgc/psa 2 or better except:

Waner, P
Grove
Foxx
Dean
Bottomly


Money could have bought any of them, but my bids/pockets were shy.
So I consider them tough(er), I also found Hafey and Heyworth hard to find in anything but poor condition.

McKee is the expert.

[uffda51]

Here is a link to an R300 set I formerly owned.

http://imageevent.com/uffda51/1933r3...cteup5.camel_s

For me Melillo was the toughest, i.e., last to acquire. All uncanceled except Andrews.

An under-rated set.

[Mrvintage]

Originally Posted by uffda51

Here is a link to an R300 set I formerly owned.

http://imageevent.com/uffda51/1933r3...cteup5.camel_s

For me Melillo was the toughest, i.e., last to acquire. All uncanceled except Andrews.

An under-rated set.

That's ironic because the Mellilo is the only card I currently have......lol

[murcerfan]

I found the Bartell and Grimm cards the easiest.

[ecRich]

I don't know if any cards of certain players are any tougher other than Andrews. The last two I got for my set were Bottomley and Maranville. Type 2 cards are tougher in uncanceled form, Andrews has only been found in type 1. Some players are very tough in type 2. Many of the cut/canceled cards are type 2 and were mixed with type 1 Andrews and others to send in for the prize from company. My feeling is that collectors who had Andrews filled out the set with later issued type 2 cards.
Here is a breakdown of type cards I have.
type 1 canceled- one card Andrews
type 2 canceled- 2 cards
type 1 uncanceled-25 cards
type 2 uncanceled- 8 cards

[murcerfan]

the type 2 colors tend to be slightly different too... I think, McKee schooled me on it a while back...the green and overall hue is "darker or cooler" (ie, more blue).

I could be wrong.

[Mrvintage]

I believe that the font on the back is larger on the type 1 cards as well. Has anyone else noticed that on some of the cards it seems like there is some sort of red ink bleeding onto the borders?