[Harford20]

Estwd,
At least for Ted Williams (as I cannot state that I have done ALL the research for other 1943/1949 M.P.&Co players), the wording format and the letter font used for the 1943 and 1949 card are "distinct". I have never found, nor documented, ANY crossover between the 1943 version and the 1949 version that contradicts this.

As such, based on a few other players with the numbered 1949 version, my research has led me to state that [what I call] the:
(101)-2 M.P.& CO. HAND CUT--"THEODORE FRANCIS", No number
is YES, in fact a 1949 card and not 1943 as listed by TPG's.

I feel that my "other player" research is confirmed that this no-number is a LATER PRINTING than the #101 (also confirmed by having THEODORE and FRANCIS spelled correctly as the only variation). This may have actually been the "last printing" in 1949 with the name corrected.

There are a few exceptions that I am still looking at. One version of Stan Hack has a paragraph format similar to the 1949, but has a "Made in USA" tag at the bottom like the 1943 (as well as he was not playing in 1949). Also, the no-number 1949 variation has been seen in other players, such as Al Kozar, so the no-number "corrected" Ted may have been printed with these variations. No perfect research so far and far from completed.

Dave