Harper's weekly. Full issues or just the woodcuts?

[bcbgcbrcb]

Hey, David:

You can use the regular card submission form for Beckett to submit the woodcuts. They would cost the same price as a card for the service level that you choose plus an additional $8.00 oversize holder charge. The largest that will fit in their holder is about 8 3/4" X 11". You will not find any info on their website about grading woodcuts, spalding guide pages, etc. These will all be encapsulated as "Authentic" as they are hand cut from larger periodicals.

If you have any other questions, I can probably help you with them. Andy Broome is the best conatct person to deal with at Beckett as he is their senior vintage grader.

[novakjr]

Great. Thanks Phil. I've got a few odds and ends that would look great encapsulated. Plus the encapsulation would give it a little more of a legit feel for my collection, rather than simply "I've got a bunch of old paper," that my wife likes to refer to, when it comes to things that aren't cards, actual photographs, or full publications.

[doug.goodman]

Phil has a fantastic collection (based on what I've seen on his Net54 posts), but he and I have contradictory opinions on grading.

And, I'm not sure how I could have forgotteen about The NY Clipper.

Doug

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Phil has a fantastic collection (based on what I've seen on his Net54 posts), but he and I have contradictory opinions on grading.

And, I'm not sure how I could have forgotteen about The NY Clipper.

Doug

I think we may have had the discussion about grading these things in another thread. I may be thinking of someone else though. I still don't care much for the idea of them being graded, but as long as they're doing it, I might as well take advantage of it in regards to my collection.. I do kinda like the way the full guide pages look encapsulated. Just as long as they don't start encapsulating smaller individual pictures that have been cropped out(like the generic graded 1x1 inch newspaper pictures that float around ebay every once in a while), I think I may be ok with it.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Just as long as they don't start encapsulating smaller individual pictures that have been cropped out(like the generic graded 1x1 inch newspaper pictures that float around ebay every once in a while), I think I may be ok with it.

Based on various posts on this thread, and others on the board, my understanding is that they will encapsulate any size that will fit in a holder. As long as they get paid their fee.

Doug

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Based on various posts on this thread, and others on the board, my understanding is that they will encapsulate any size that will fit in a holder. As long as they get paid their fee.

Doug

Looking around on ebay yesterday, I saw an SGC Authentic "cut from team composite" picture of someone that looked like it may have been from a guide or newspaper. I can't remember who it was though. Something just didn't sit right about that with me at all.