FS: 1907 Dietsche TY COBB (Rookie) - Batting - Price Reduced

[rickalaska]

Here is a side by side comparison of the 1907 and 1908 Ty Cobb Dietsche postcards. The 1907 is the one with the 1907 in the text (and where the corner is bad on my card) and the 1908 has a different paragraph and also shows 1908 along the left edge after the words "Detroit, Mich.".

[insidethewrapper]

1908 cards have the name printed on the front, 1907 don't. Cobb is in "white" , since he was also in the first series in 1907. If a player was not in the first series in 1907 , their 1908 card has the name on the front of the postcard in "Black ".

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

1908 cards have the name printed on the front, 1907 don't. Cobb is in "white" , since he was also in the first series in 1907. If a player was not in the first series in 1907 , their 1908 card has the name on the front of the postcard in "Black ".

I do not mean to hijack Rick's thread, but 1908 cards sometimes come without the names printed on the front. Here is an example of a Cobb. (not mine)

[mrreality68]

Great looking card and interesting follow up about the year of it and how to tell

[insidethewrapper]

The back of the 1908 card with the " no white Name" on the front also has a different type set. The lines end with different words but the same text.

I also have seen 2 types of 1908 "White Name " Cobb cards. One type with the Name "Cobb" in the shadow and one type with the "Cobb" white name outside the shadow. A lot of changes at the printers.


By the way , why is the Cobb card that was graded by Beckett listed as # 18 ??????