Lorillards Red Cros(N266) Ad Cut or Proof?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

Hold on. Back up for the new guy. What are the two ad images you guys posted?

The one on the right in the image I posted (neither are my card). The handout version, without the "Red Cross long Cut" verbiage on card, and the brownish frame. There's two types of these blank backs, this one and the one Adam posted where the cards title is not above the boxers but moved to the bottom frame. They are all very difficult cards to find.

These don't seem like proofs to me, but handcut from some kind of display or advertisement (that presumably advertised Red Cross outside the card area, hence why it's been removed on the cards themselves). There's too many in two styles to be proofs, and they don't have any print marks. But what do I know, I think the evidence points to some kind of ad, kind of like the E79 Jeffries/E95 Cobb 'cards'.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

The one on the right in the image I posted (neither are my card). The handout version, without the "Red Cross long Cut" verbiage on card, and the brownish frame. There's two types of these blank backs, this one and the one Adam posted where the cards title is not above the boxers but moved to the bottom frame. They are all very difficult cards to find.

These don't seem like proofs to me, but handcut from some kind of display or advertisement (that presumably advertised Red Cross outside the card area, hence why it's been removed on the cards themselves). There's too many in two styles to be proofs, and they don't have any print marks. But what do I know, I think the evidence points to some kind of ad, kind of like the E79 Jeffries/E95 Cobb 'cards'.

Which are sheet-cut and found blank or with printed backs, for those unfamiliar with the issue.