Does anyone have any other cards from these sets?

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

the Schalk indeed is from 1917, and it should be classified as a Mendelsohn rather than Sporting News, for those who get into that kind of thing. I am curious to know which others from that set you have seen.

As for the Hofman, Brian thinks it is a 1911 Sporting News, and I would like to know how that was determined. I concede that the photo is the same used in his m101-2 supplement the preceding year, as I own that one, but we all know photos were re-used, often over a period of years. I believe it odd that the year of the card would be stated as it is--people receiving the card already knew what year it was, and other than mag/newspaper supplements and the occasional copyright reference (and maybe the "19.. Champs" type of remark), I do not recall a set stating the year in this fashion. Brian, you state that you researched the back stamp and confirmed a sporting news origin--how is that?