E95/E96 Philadelphia Caramel and their connection to other Philly issues

[G1911]

Are these from a poster or a notebook cover? Look like cutouts, with the black outer framing visible.

[gabrinus]

I think they came from a poster honestly as I have had "plenty" of blank back E95/E96s and these two were different from the rest...they were paper thin and the others more likely from a notebook...Jerry

[G1911]

These are the two covers I have in my archive of saved scans (not my items!). I believe I've seen other designs though. If it is a poster instead of a notebook cover I don't think I've seen a full poster anywhere. Pretty cool items, I love supplementary stuff like this to a 'normal' card set.

[Exhibitman]

It is possible E79 is 1909 but I am pretty sure it is 1910 because of how Jeffries looked. He signed for the Johnson fight in late October 1909 and had to lose 60#. This Sarony cabinet is copyrighted 1909 and shows Jeffries thinner but soft



He did not look fighting trim until well into 1910.

[G1911]

Appears we can more solidly align the E95 and E79 production did indeed, at least in part, utilize shared sheets as well as shared advertising. This is from a member who wishes to remain anonymous and kindly shared this image. The miscut shows an E79 black back adjacent to an E95.

E95's are more common than E79 blacks, but to a degree that could possibly be explained by an uneven amount of sets produced on a sheet.

The # of cards in the E79 issue is unusual for T or E cards and probably makes for a weird sheet, whether or not they were all done on sheets sharing space with E95.