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Posted By: brian p

I have 8 W573's. Although not a large quantity, they certainly are spread across the board when it comes to width. I have two at 1-7/8", three at 1-15/16", two at 2", and one at 2-1/4" wide. Were these cards issued in vertical strips? Some of my cards, admittedly low grade, appear to be hand cut along the sides. The monster 2-1/4" wide card has super, unnaturally wide borders (a little over 1/4" on one side, and a little over 5/16" on the other).

My guess is that they are ideally 2" wide, which is the same width as the American Caramel E120's. The ornate design measures exactly the same across as the E120's. Then again, perhaps it is possible that some of the cards were hand cut from a sheet, and also may have been issued in horizontal strips as well.

Brian