Help Needed- 1930 Hack Wilson Blue ribbon Malt Photo

[nolemmings]

I had noticed that the photo was somehow sharper than what I had seen of 1931 examples. The thickness and stock seem odd, and I cannot tell if the top and bottom back show signs of paper loss or paper added from removal. As I don't collect these, I am wary of offering an opinion.

Any chance it is not trimmed at all and is a separate, borderless issue? Hard to tell because it's wavy, but the "trim" looks pretty even and seems to end exactly where the border would start (although the one spot where this may not be true is where the signature ends, which as you know, is right up to the border--looks like somebody might have been careful and caught a sliver of border). Anyway, good luck with your investigation.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I had noticed that the photo was somehow sharper than what I had seen of 1931 examples. The thickness and stock seem odd, and I cannot tell if the top and bottom back show signs of paper loss or paper added from removal. As I don't collect these, I am wary of offering an opinion.



Any chance it is not trimmed at all and is a separate, borderless issue? Hard to tell because it's wavy, but the "trim" looks pretty even and seems to end exactly where the border would start (although the one spot where this may not be true is where the signature ends, which as you know, is right up to the border--looks like somebody might have been careful and caught a sliver of border). Anyway, good luck with your investigation.

I wouldn’t say there’s no chance it’s a different release. But On the right and left borders you can see white slivers that make it look like it was trimmed. Whoever cut it if it was cut did a pretty damn good job. The man I bought it from told me he’d had it for 30+ years and it was given to him like that. So I assume if cut it was probably around the time of it’s issue.

The top and bottom on the back paper loss.

I have had the thought of it possibly being an original photo that was used to make the premiums. But Original photos are not my realm. I can say the photo doesn’t do the clarity of the image justice it’s very crisp quality.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Lucas00

I wouldn’t say there’s no chance it’s a different release. But On the right and left borders you can see white slivers that make it look like it was trimmed. Whoever cut it if it was cut did a pretty damn good job. The man I bought it from told me he’d had it for 30+ years and it was given to him like that. So I assume if cut it was probably around the time of it’s issue.

The top and bottom on the back paper loss.

I have had the thought of it possibly being an original photo that was used to make the premiums. But Original photos are not my realm. I can say the photo doesn’t do the clarity of the image justice it’s very crisp quality.

We know photos were used in the making of some cards and that is a possibility with this one.
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