Identifying E101 and E102 purely by the front (E8, E78 tie in)

[G1911]

Another possibly related card (again, not mine!); this is an E8 Battleship with the same E78 misaligned and upside down back as the Magee and the Young.

E8 is another anonymous issue. I am also attaching what an E8 back looks like, similar stepped checklist pattern that was used on a lot of the anonymous issues and by American Caramel as well in many of their sets.

I'm digging through my archive for that McGraw I could swear exists...

[G1911]

No McGraw in my photo archive, but found a Danny Murphy (Not my card either!). Again, this one clearly shows it is not a Dockman E26, but the second anonymous type back.

[x2drich2000]

Here are the menagerie and prize fighters I'm aware of.

Menagerie
- Bemis
- Kleinow - raw (poor)
- Lobert - SGC A
- McGraw - SGC 30
- Murphy - SGC 30
- Shean - BVG 1
- Wagner (batting) - SGC 40

Prizefighters
- Magee - SGC 40
- Young - SGC 30
- E8 U.S.S. Connecticut
- E8 U.S.S. Pennsylvania (Added 5/14/23)

Rob, maybe you did. I just don't remember.

[G1911]

Do you guys know the origin of these 3 groups (E26 Menagerie, E8 Battleships, and E78 Prize Fighters)? I would expect the examples within a particular wrong back came out into the hobby together originally.

[RCMcKenzie]

That E8 is neat and has the same miscut look of the Magee and Young on here.


I found it...