August pick up thread

[rc4157]

Card #192 is also 192/240 of the '33 Goudeys for me.

[Matt]

Love the clarity of the print on this one.

[bijoem]

a very big thank you to Rob D. ...

[Bamacollection]

Matt,
I would love to see the clarity of the front... Is that a new label for SGC?

[T2069bk]

The clarity is great but the math is bad... When would a 37-1 record mean a
.771 winning percentage- shouldn't it be 37-11?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by T2069bk

The clarity is great but the math is bad... When would a 37-1 record mean a
.771 winning percentage- shouldn't it be 37-11?

It should be 37-11; this is a T205 variation that just recently came into wide public view thanks to the Levy's on our forum. Legend has it that a dealer in the 70's knew about it and bought one for $1000, but it wasn't widely known until about a year ago. It's not quite as impossible as some would have you believe, but a tough T205 variation nonetheless. I assume that it will be cataloged in the next edition of the Standard Catalog but perhaps Bob Lemke can chime in.

[Bob Lemke]

The Mathewson "error-back" will definitely not be in the 2010 catalog. That went to press long ago, and before I re-signed with the outfit.

I am currently planning to add it to the 2011 book, along the lines of . . .

(124b) C, Mathewson (1908 G.L. 1, should be 11. Cycle back only)

[frohme]

Hey Lance,

Others will certainly give more specifics, but that's an earlier form of the SGC back. Not sure exactly how many there have been, or where that fits in the evolution, but there have been at least a couple of changes.

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Mike