What year V89 Patterson?
Collector Will Oesterritter forwarded the following thoughts on why the V89 should not be cataloged as a 1922 set, but rather a 1924 issue.
"I believe the Wm Paterson cards are not from 1922, but rather late 1923 or early 1924. I came to this conclusion based on two players from the set. The first is Joe Oeschger. He is listed in 1922 and 1923 as playing for the Boston Braves. He was traded to the Giants in November 1923. His card in the Wm Paterson set has him listed on the Giants. Oeschger only appeared in 10 games with the Giants in 1924 before being selected off waivers by the Phillies. The second is Dave Bancroft. In 1922 and 1923, he was playing for the Giants. He was involved in the trade with Oeschger in Nov. 1923. His Wm Paterson card has him with the Boston Braves. Bancroft was on the Braves from 1924 through 1927."
Is there are any evidence, i.e., players listed on teams they were not on in the 1924 season, that the set year shouldn't be given as 1924?
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