1967 Laughlin B/W World Series Assistance Needed

[JollyElm]

Can anybody else help, and post pics of one or both of these cards? I got a scan via e-mail, but would like to see many more, if possible.

[cannonballsun]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Can anybody else help, and post pics of one or both of these cards? I got a scan via e-mail, but would like to see many more, if possible.

I have a set, but I'm not sure where I stuck it, in my completely disorganized collection.
I'll see if I can find it.

[cannonballsun]

Originally Posted by cannonballsun

I have a set, but I'm not sure where I stuck it, in my completely disorganized collection.
I'll see if I can find it.

Whether my set is the original or a reprint, I can't say. I didn't know there was a reprint.
I bought my set on eBay about 15 years ago.

[JollyElm]

On the back of the cards, check to see if his address (18 Engle St. Tenafly, NJ) appears under the 1967 "R. G. Laughlin" copyright info. The general rule of thumb is the 'original' cards included his address and the reprints omitted it, but my research is bringing up some interesting questions of whether or not later reprinting(s) did indeed feature his address before it was ultimately eliminated for good.

[toppcat]

This may not be helpful, 10/4/74 Sports Collectors News but it is neat:

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by toppcat

This may not be helpful, 10/4/74 Sports Collectors News but it is neat:

Thanks for posting that. Do you know if that same, specific graphic was used in earlier ads?

Going against conventional wisdom, my research forces me to theorize that when these cards were first reprinted, they did indeed have the address on back before it was eliminated for good. Don't know if this was close to 1967, or many years later, but something appears to be up.

If anyone has copies of the 1905 Matty card, with or without address, I'd like to see those, too.

It's like I've fallen into a black hole...and I don't know if I'll ever get out.

[mikemb]

Here is my 1905 card w/o address.

Mike

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Thanks for posting that. Do you know if that same, specific graphic was used in earlier ads?

Going against conventional wisdom, my research forces me to theorize that when these cards were first reprinted, they did indeed have the address on back before it was eliminated for good. Don't know if this was close to 1967, or many years later, but something appears to be up.

If anyone has copies of the 1905 Matty card, with or without address, I'd like to see those, too.

It's like I've fallen into a black hole...and I don't know if I'll ever get out.

I found two more pieces of the puzzle but no real answers. First one is July 1972 Trader Speaks (two months earlier the Greatest Feats set was advertised on its own). SCN had the bigger ad on 5/23/75.