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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: E, Daniel
...I just got this card back from SGC after swapping its tomb from PSA's see-through model, and thought I'd look a little into the mystery numbers that adorned it. What initially stood out was it had been notated numerically by typewriter, heavy dark pencil or pen (hard to tell on the 4) and in light scrolling pencil - all in a clean, non-interfering manner by a previous owners hand. The differing 'look' to each notation still intrigues me....how do you get a card into an older typewriter anyway without bending or mauling the card? And was it done before or after the trimming? |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: howard
Babe was close to 75 inches tall and weighed about 215 early in his career. |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Todd Schultz
but I believe there were several of these cards stamped and marked with numbers. Maybe just someone's cataloguing system? |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Steve Dawson
What am I missing regarding the 4...what could it represent? |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Zach Rice
I've seen a number of these cards, all with different numbers. Here are two that I own: |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: E, Daniel
Ahh bugger, you know what they say about facts and a good story . |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Jeremy W.
If not, have these cards been redeemed or something? |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Jon Canfield
Steve - Ruth wore #4. |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Aaron Patton
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Jon Canfield
Wow - good call and now I feel as dumb as ever. |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Alan U
Here's some more with numbers that I bought on ebay a few months ago: |
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When all the numbers collide....
Posted By: Todd Schultz
thanks for the scans guys. BTW, while Ruth of course wore #3, MLB had no uniform numbers when these cards came out anyway(not until 1929), so none of these numerals could have been intended to match up with jersey numbers in 1923. |
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