Thinking of starting a W554 set

[paul]

Any explanation for this one? It's the size and stock of a W554.

[leftygrove10]

Frank: The 1929 R316 5x7's are different... They are glossy and are on a different stock... See below....

Here are the two 1930 W554 variations (sepia on left, black/white on right):


Here is the 1929 R316 5x7 (very hard to find):

[fkw]

Thanks Brad, nice to see all 3 of them together.

Maybe all the noncaption W554's are the B&W kind? looks like yours, Pauls and Leons are B&W to me.

[leftygrove10]

Frank:

You are correct. All of the non-caption W554's are black and white and all of the captioned cards are brown/sepia. Although I couldn't find a scan (I know I've made a comparison in the past), I believe that you can tell which variation it is by just looking at the back of the card. The backs are a slightly different color.

[x2drich2000]

Thank you everyone for your help. I am really leaning toward starting this set now. I imagine the Ruth and Gehrig are going to cost more than other HOFers, any idea how much more? Also, Paul's Ott seems a little different than other Ott's. Notice the Giants text in the lower right. The one on the old Cardboard site (http://www.oldcardboard.com/w/w554/w554gal.asp) and this one that ended on Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/1930-W554-Mel-Ot...item33622cd567) do not. Thoughts?

dj

[glchen]

I recently picked this up at the most recent Baggers auction, and it is a sepia W554 with no caption.

[Jaybird]

As long as we're reviving an old thread... got this one on ebay within the last month.