1926 Sports Company of America question...

[fkw]

Ive owned 3 Joe Sewell cards that were autographed by him (have 2 now, seen below), and seen at least a couple others too. Im thinking each person in the set got 500 free cards ??? Never thought about that before I just reread the letter.

[paul]

Any thoughts as to whether the ones now on ebay are handcut? Some do look just a touch irregular to me, but still pretty nice if they really are handcut.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by paul

Any thoughts as to whether the ones now on ebay are handcut? Some do look just a touch irregular to me, but still pretty nice if they really are handcut.

my vote would be hand cut but I am not sure...

[glchen]

What is the background on the 27 Ruth? Is it basically just a second printing like for books? There's a huge premium on this card, and I just don't know if it's worth it. In a way, it seems more like the different years in the Diamond Stars set. The Ad/No Ad seems more like a true different card as opposed to the copyright date.

[fkw]

Yes Handcut, I just looked at them for the first time right now. The left and right borders are narrow (compare to Leon's cards) and some have rough cuts and obvious scissor evidence like the 1st 2 I linked below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-Sports-Co-A...-/120711190544

http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-Sports-Co-A...-/120711188009

http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-Sports-Co-A...-/120710790236

[Jaybird]

I agree completely. They look handcut from a full sheet. Some of the cards have a crease in exactly the same place making me think that they were on top of each other on the sheet when the sheet was folded.

[fkw]

good detective work

[paul]

The seller has confirmed they are handcut.

[Section103]

I like this thread and I love this board. I asked Leon earlier, basically, these same questions. Im always impressed and indebted for the knowledge.

[RUClassof67]

There were a bunch of these offered for sale on ebay last week. I was bidding on a Homer Hazel FB card but lost it. I am interested in obtaining this card. Anyone know of the whereabouts of another??

[DixieBaseball]

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