Old Judge question

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Posted By: warshawlaw 

Hey, all the Old Judge gurus out there: Is there a size variation on the Old Judge cards? I just got one that is 2 1/2" tall. It is the subset that has only a faint copyright and "Goodwin & Co. New York" at the bottom, and the Old Judge logo in a curved band at the top of the card (similar to the illustration "unnumbered Kelly" on page 15 of Lew Lipset's Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, or the uncut sheet on page 17 of that book--wish it was a Kelly). The other Old Judges I have are 2 11/16" tall but are of a different front style with the brand at the bottom. SCD's big book says 2 1/2" for Old Judges, the American Tobacco Cards book by Forbes & Mitchell says sizes vary, and Lipset's book doesn't really say but has illustrations that make it look like the sizes vary (see page 29 @ bottom left--the Sunday is the style I'm talking about and it sure looks shorter than the Stovey. The card I got came from a major dealer I've dealt with in the past, has consistent edge and corner wear all around and all printing that "should" be there is there. My worry is that if I ship off two Old Judges of different heights to be graded by the same service, they will automatically kick the shorter one, even if the cards are both authentic (I grade 'em for presentation and protection BTW, not authentication, so I don't really care about the graders' take on the authenticity, I just want all my type cards to look the same for display).

HELP!!!