Please help, fake or real Babe Ruth

[PhilNap]

Originally Posted by Matt

That is interesting. If the wrapper is a reprint, there are two possibilities - either it is a scan/photo copy of an original, or someone created new artwork and layout and printed from that. With your discovery, either one of those possibilities seems to be a bit challenged. Because the quotation mark is different, it would seem impossible for it to be a photo copy, and it would indicate someone made a new layout and tried to make it as close to the real thing as possible. The challenge on that side is that the H is obscured, which wouldn't happen if someone was printing off of a fresh layout. That leaves two more likely possibilities in my mind - either there were two original layouts for the wrapper, or someone created a new layout recently and that layout was copied from a copy where the H was obscured.

Or the H was intentionally obscured as part of the effort to artificially age the new creation.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by PhilNap

Or the H was intentionally obscured as part of the effort to artificially age the new creation.

That's the same as the last option I gave - you're just suggesting intent.

[perezfan]

Since SCP currently has both types in their possession, it would be nice if they would "Blacklight" them (side by side). It would be interesting to see the comparison.

But I supose that's probably too much to ask...

[PhilNap]

Here's mine under blacklight with a 1928 Exhibits card and a modern 3x5.