[lampertb]

Hello there.

I recently purchased a portion of A17 Allen & Ginter album of World's Champions (2nd series, the one with the bugler, corresponding with N29 cards). I want a little help to ease my mind that it's authentic, though.

1) I expected the card stock to be identical to the N29 and N28 cards, but it's not; it's slightly thinner.
2) There are ghost images on the back of the players from (I assume) the next page in order, almost like a wet sheet transfer would occur on the backs of Goudeys.
3) The pages are glossy in the same way N29s are, showing shadings around the faces if held at certain angles, but between this and #1 above I am just a bit worried.

I am generally solid at telling old stock from new, but I wonder if anyone else owns an A&G original album (series probably does not matter) and can verify any of the above. Any help appreciated... thanks,

Richard