Help with I.D.- E253 Walter Johnson w/ Puzzle Back

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

This card arrived in the mail today. I believe it is an E253 Walter Johnson with a puzzle back. I had not seen E253's with this back, but I thought I had seen the puzzle design on another issue but can't recall. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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Posted By: leon

If you look real close at it, it might a picture be pasted onto the back. I got a strip card off ebay a while back and thought it was a real "schedule" back when it was only a pasted on back, albeit a very good pasted on back.....I think I saw this Johnson on ebay but didn't know what it was....which almost made me bid on it Let me/us know your close observation results, if you get a chance.....regards

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

Leon,

The card is very thin and appears to be intact and the paper is not layered. When I bought the card, from the scan, I thought it might have had this other back added. But, when I looked at it today in person it looks like the original back.

It's in a screwdown holder so I haven't examined it with any magnification. I'll do that tommorow when I have some time. I'll probably send it to SGC to see what they think, but I was hoping that someone on here might recognize the back from a non-sports issue. Thanks

I'll post any new information if I come up with any.