E91 question

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Posted By: Andrew

How can one tell the difference between an E91-A and E91-B? I believe the teams are the same - but not for
E91-C -, so is back color the only differentiation?


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Posted By: Turner Engle

I believe E91-A was issued in 1908 with the checklist of the Athletics, New York , and Chicago on the back.

E91-B was issued in 1909 with the checklist of Chicago, Athletics, and New York.

E91-C was issued in 1910 with Pittsburg, Washington, and Boston on back.

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Posted By: Andrew

Since the teams are the same, is there some way to determine if the issue year was 1908 or 1909? If not, how can you distinguish?

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Posted By: Andy Cook

You can distinguish A's from B's because the way the team checklists are arrayed on the back are different. They're arrayed as one up and then two down. The order of the teams is different between the two sets. Also there are differences in the players included.

Andy

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Posted By: Andy

Andy Cook was totally right, I just wanted to add this link to Old Cardboard where you can see a visual of the backs with the different descriptions all together. You just need to memorize which year has which arrangement.

e91's at Old Cardboard

Scroll down a little on the page that opens.

Thanks,

Andy