March Pickups...

[Pythonfactory]

My February + March pickups:
1) A trimmed OJ with a sharp image
2) A colorful 19th century trade card that shows the old school game (e.g., players standing on the bag)
3) One of the few non-photographic, pre-war cards that depicts a player sliding in the dirt

[bbpostcards]

"Mr. Ruth, pitcher" and others on a 1916 post-season barnstorming trip at Laconia, New Hampshire. The second one of the local team they played and lost to is a recent acquisition. For more on that game and other unusual postcards, major and minor league, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com/.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by bbpostcards

"Mr. Ruth, pitcher" and others on a 1916 post-season barnstorming trip at Laconia, New Hampshire. The second one of the local team they played and lost to is a recent acquisition. For more on that game and other unusual postcards, major and minor league, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com/.

Oh wow!

[t206hound]

what have i gotten myself into...

[VoodooChild]

I'm psyched to add this "Old Pete" to my E121-80 set. I also finally added a Type 3 back which completes my run of back types and variations:

[nebboy]

Just in

[kamikidEFFL]

Luv that Matty. I regret selling mine. May need to buy a new one

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by VoodooChild

I'm psyched to add this "Old Pete" to my E121-80 set. I also finally added a Type 3 back which completes my run of back types and variations:

Jason,
Nice pickup re the "Old Pete" card, and nice spread of back types and variations!

But, are you saying these 5 examples comprise all of the known back printing types (4) and back variations (2)? I have assumed that each of the 4 back printing types existed with each of the 2 back variations (read top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top), making a total of 8 cards needed to have a complete run. Hopefully, my assumption is wrong, which would mean that I am much closer to a complete back run that I thought I was!
Val

[VoodooChild]

Thanks Val.....you might be right. I'm pretty new to the set. I've only been collecting it for less than a year. From the research I've done, I've found that only the Type 1 back is found in both "regular" and "reverse". If you or anybody more educated on this knows of a Type 2 or Type 3 back found in "reverse" or a Type 4 back found in "regular", I would be interested to know.

Currently, my assumption is that there are 4 back types with only Type 1 having an additional "reverse" variation which are the 5 I posted.

Thanks