Pre-1900 or Reprint? Help Appreciated...

[brianp-beme]

Obak probably good, the "1800's" cards are not...the typeface looks way too modern.

Brian

[oldjudge]

These are not 19th century cards. The images are from the Old Judge set, but the typeface used for the names is not what was used on Old Judge cards. Call it a fake or a fantasy item, but it my opinion it is worthless.

[aelefson]

I am probably wrong, but is there a chance these were cut from the 1920s era team posters showing OJ images? The print still looks off to me so maybe they are cutouts of a reprint poster?

Alan

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by aelefson

I am probably wrong, but is there a chance these were cut from the 1920s era team posters showing OJ images? The print still looks off to me so maybe they are cutouts of a reprint poster?

Alan

I don’t think you’re wrong, because I was thinking the same thing. I think those posters were on newsprint or something similar, and it looks from the pictures like somebody cut out the pictures and glued them to cardboard. Thus I don’t think these are modern, but neither are they 19th century. They’re certainly not real Old Judges.

[Tanman7baseball]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

I don’t think you’re wrong, because I was thinking the same thing. I think those posters were on newsprint or something similar, and it looks from the pictures like somebody cut out the pictures and glued them to cardboard. Thus I don’t think these are modern, but neither are they 19th century. They’re certainly not real Old Judges.

Interesting. So essentially these Old Judge cut out images don’t have any value correct?

[Hankphenom]

I'd be very surprised if any but the Obak aren't fake. They have all the earmarks of the faked "aging" of Negro League and other memorabilia in the last several years. Guessing they came out of Ohio originally.

[Tanman7baseball]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I'd be very surprised if any but the Obak aren't fake. They have all the earmarks of the faked "aging" of Negro League and other memorabilia in the last several years. Guessing they came out of Ohio originally.

So just to finalize this. I am going to retract my winning bid from this auction and tell them that the cards are not of the era. Good idea?