E103 Question Regarding Handcut or "Scrap" Examples

[shammus]

Here's another example....this one arrived from REA just today....

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[Tao_Moko]

I'm confident that I owned a hand cut Ira Thomas. The back was more red than a normal wet sheet transfer and the borders were large enough that it wasn't a trimmed stock card. The front image was off register too. It was as scrap as I've ever owned I sold it in a lot years ago and have no idea if I have a pic anywhere. I will look.

[shammus]

Hi Eric, Would love to see a scan of that card if you happen to still have one handy. Why do you think the back was so red? Was it just simply a thick Wet Sheet Transfer?

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by shammus

Hi Eric, Would love to see a scan of that card if you happen to still have one handy. Why do you think the back was so red? Was it just simply a thick Wet Sheet Transfer?

It's either on a flash drive, or an external hard drive(that I lost the power cord too). Certain I have an image that I'll be able to provide at some point. The red on the back was nearly as bright as the red on the front. Not that it wasn't a wet sheet transfer, but not like any others I have. The back + the off register + the hand cut. I don't think anyone would classify it as other than scrap. I sold it to a buyer in Charlotte, NC with a lot of other cards ranging from pre-war to late 60's. Maybe a board member if you're reading this. I met the guy at a show and we connected that way and he came out to the house. No emails to refer back to. I never considered it a high value card and valued it less than $200 at that time. You know this story all too well - all the cards you wished you didn't sell.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by shammus

Here's another example....this one arrived from REA just today....

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Nice hand cut cards....