1933 George C Miller discussion

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Mrvintage

Jeff that Gehringer is a beauty and you already know how I feel about the Foxx that you have there. Is the Gehringer in an authentic holder because it is a bit short? I have had around 30 Millers at one time or another, but like an idiot I sold them all a few years back. The only one that I currently own is a psa 3.5 Oscar Mellilo. I always keep coming back to this set though and hopefully this time I will be able to show more patience and try to collect them all. In my experience Bill Dickey seems to be pretty tough to find. I've never collected any of the cut or punched cards, but even those are tough to find. As far as the backs I believe that the type 1 backs are thought to be the original printing and can easily be distinguished because they misspelled Foxx as Fox and Klein as Klien. Personally I have found the type 1 cards to be more difficult to find, but I can't really say whether or not they command a premium.

Interesting, all of mine are type 1. All but one were picked up here in the Boston area. I wonder if there was a more local distribution followed by a larger more national one?

Steve B

[spec]

Originally Posted by steve B

Interesting, all of mine are type 1. All but one were picked up here in the Boston area. I wonder if there was a more local distribution followed by a larger more national one?

Steve B

Steve's speculation seems on target. My set, built during many years in the Boston area, includes only one Type 2. As for individual scarcities, I never found any card more difficult than the others. Bruce's observation that he had the most trouble finding Melillo is an example of how small population samples can give a less-than precise picture since I found Melillo to be the most abundant.
Bob Richardson