R315's factory cut?

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by DaveW

Brad,
What's up with the spelling of Athletics on your Lefty Grove card? Are they
all that way, or is yours some sort of known variation. I hadn't seen that
kind of misprint before.
Thanks,
- Dave

All of the Grove cards have "ATHEETICS" instead of "ATHLETICS". His card is the only one that way. All of the other players (Simmons, Foxx, etc) have "ATHLETICS" rather than "ATHEETICS".

[leftygrove10]

Someone else told me recently that the Type B and Type D cards even have different variations for a given player. The Type B and Type D cards have the position and team listed in the bottom border. For some of the players, the listing in the bottom border is different. I can't remember the specifics, but in some cases the players card has "PHILADELPHIA" while in other cases it has "PHILA". There are also variations in the positions. The same player may have "FIELDER" or "FIRST BASE". I can't imagine trying to put together a master set of R315's, but I think there are some that are trying to do that.

I am still looking for an untrimmed copy of Lefty's Type B R315 (position and team in the bottom border) if someone happens to have an extra one.... brad_green@cox.net

[fkw]

What I ment to say... there are 4 types listed but not a single player is found in more than 2 of them... so there really should be 2 types, one with caption at bottom and one without.

Yes there are variations within the border caption too, but I dont have a list of them.

The card stock also has variations, not to mention the yellow tint with thicker rougher stock.
ie.
type A has a white back
type B has a tan back
type C has a white back
type D has a white back
Yellow tint has a gray back
(does anyone have cards that doesnt match this list?)


A


B


C


D


Yellow

[brob28]

Brad, sorry for the delay with the scan, it took me a while to figure out my new scanner. Anyway, here it is: the top and bottom cuts on this one are pretty sloppy, but I still like the card & now I know how to upload images into my posts.

Cheers!

Ruth #3002.jpg

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by brob28

Brad, sorry for the delay with the scan, it took me a while to figure out my new scanner. Anyway, here it is: the top and bottom cuts on this one are pretty sloppy, but I still like the card & now I know how to upload images into my posts.

Thanks.... I love the pose on Ruth's R315.... And there is a great story behind that particular card.... Very cool.....

[wrapperguy]

I am trying for a master set of these though I am uncertain which cards exist or do not exist. In Bill's post above, he mentions the backs for Type A, B, etc. I have cards that do not fit that pattern. For example, I have a Type A Herman and Hubbell with tan backs. Also have a Hubbell Type B with a white back. Not sure the backs were mutually exclusive to a particular type.
I remember attending a card show many years ago where someone was selling vertical strips of 3. Picked up one of Ftizsimmons, Koenig, and Zachary. There were other player combinations going for some good money. Did not have enough to get a Ruth or such.
Do the players in either Type C or D only come in one of those types or have players in Type C also have a card in Type D format?
I have about 30 extra cards in this set and would love to trade or buy for the remaining ones I need to finish a "master" set. So if you just want an example of a particular player and do not care what type it is, please let me know.
Need Type A: Frisch, Haas, Klein, Terry and Traynor. Need Type B: Benton, Fredericks, Grimes, Grove, Koenig, O'Farrell, Wilson, and Zachary. Need in yellow stock: Bengough, Cissell, Clancy, Hendricks, Jackson, Jolley, Simmons, Traynor, and Waner.