M116 Sporting Life portrait variations

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Posted By: tbob

Besides Cy Young and Frank Baker, does anyone know of any other variations in images in this set. The black back and blue back Baker are very different, whereas the 2 Youngs appear to be only different because the portraits were cropped differently. I am not sure if the Youngs are black and blue back as I have only seen the one image in person.

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Posted By: Peter Thomas

Tbob - in the near set that I consigned to Mastro and Scott bought There was one card that like the Young was cropped differently. There was an additional button showing on the shirt and coloring quite different. I can not remenber the card, but may have info @ office. Peter

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Posted By: scott brockelman

bob,

all of the reissued blue backs have cropping difference that vary from barely detectable to easily distinguishable. also the hue on the front background is usually a little different as well. many can be identified from the front as to whether they have a black back or blue back.

scott

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Posted By: Bob Marquette

Can you guys give me any info on the player's names where there are different portraits? Does the particular type of back advertising have any thing to do with it? I mention this because the blue back and black back Bakers are totally different on the front, just wondered about others...

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Posted By: fkw

The Joe Tinker cards are cropped 2 ways. I remember back in the 80s thinking I had a variation and wrote Lipset He told me one was the black ink back the other blue ink. If I remember right one card had a button showing while other didnt (closer photo crop). Frank

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Posted By: Bob Marquette

I stumbled on to a very sharp looking M116 Clarke HOFer with a black back on ebay tonight and BINed it. He has a white shirt on in this pose as opposed to a purple shirt on my blue back card. Strange...