E91 scans matched up with scans of cards from other sets

[Andrew1975]

Very interesting. I didn't know that so many of the images actually look like the player they are supposed to represent. The Plank, Waddell, Bresnahan, Murphy, Donlin, Evers and Collins are particularly obvious. As a (mainly) Red Sox collector, my only examples are from the C series. As these are the reused images, not my favorite set, but still not bad looking cards. Thanks for the info.

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[brianp-beme]

I scanned so many cards and pilfered way too many internet images to let this thread die...so I disguised the ever unpopular E91 focus in the title.

Brian

[clydepepper]

I have never been a fan of the E91 cards.

To be honest, however, after initially being so turned off by the anonymity of the players' faces, your thread has forced me to take a second look.

I still am not a fan, but my blanket contempt for the set is broken up slightly when I see cards like the Waddell...I still won't buy one though, they're just not quite as bad as I had assumed they were.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

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[trdcrdkid]

+1 for the Nails reference in the title.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Awesome work Brian. I always thought the A series actually did look like the players that were named on the cards and the B and C series were the generic sets that just use the same images. But seeing the other cards posted next to them just makes the A series cards that much cooler imo.

Thanks for posting this.

AndyH

[brianp-beme]

Thanks Andy, Raymond, Daniel, Ed and Andrew for posting your thoughts about E91...these cards certainly have been misunderstood for a long time. And I always like to remind folks that almost half (sixteen) of the 'B' series cards are just as valid as the 'A' series that I illustrated with the scans, as these 16 cards are duplicated in the B series with the same image AND player designation as seen in the A series.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

My final tricky re-titling has occurred to squeeze out a few more views. My apologies to all who already suffered E91 pains on previous visits.

Brian

[benge610]

I just now viewed this thread.
Masterful, passionate work Brian.
if I was Opie Taylor right now; would wanna get the red paint and become blood brothers.
Nicely done and oh, so helpful; to foster interest in an underappreciated set.