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06-25-2025, 09:18 PM
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Serious question, because I know nothing about these issues :
Are the square proofs supposed to be from prior to them being cut round? They don't seem big enough. 
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06-26-2025, 01:50 AM
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Below is what I, many years ago, culled from a list that was created, I believe, by J. Spano. This list was regarding the relative difficulty in the E254 Colgan's Chips set. The creator of the list identified cards with difficulties ranging from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult. From this listing I made note of cards with a difficulty identification of either '4' or '5'.
Cards Identified with a '4' difficulty rating: Austin - Browns Babb - Norfolk Beaumiller Carr - Utica Alphonzo 'Lefty' Davis - St. Paul Demmett - Montreal Doolin Dunn Elberfield - Washington Ferguson Flaherty - Kansas City Flick - Naps Freck - Baltimore Gardner - Highlanders Getz - Indianapolis Grimshaw - Louisville Hartzell - Highlanders Jordon - Atlanta Jordon - Louisville Kaiser Killian - Tigers Lakoff LaPorte - Browns Lindaman - Indianapolis Lindaman - Louisville Bris Lord - Athletics Manser - Rochester McIntyre - White Sox Bill Moriarity - Louisville Bill Moriarity - Omaha Mullen Mullin Nelson - Browns Peitz - Louisville Pickering - Louisville Pickering - Minneapolis Pickering - Omaha Purtell - Red Sox Tom Reilly - Louisville Ritchey Rowan - Reds Sallee Schardt - Birmingham Seabaugh - profile Seabaugh - facing forward Seymour - Baltimore Smith - Atlanta Spade - Newark Stahl Stansberry Taylor Waddell - Newark Weisman Wiesman Woodruff - Indianapolis Cards identified with a '5' difficulty rating: Covaleskie - Chattanooga Flick - Toledo Hoffman Hulswitt - Chattanooga Murch - Chattanooga Orth - Indianapolis Paskert - Phillies Rowan - Phillies Schirm - Birmingham Sparks - Richmond Titus Waddell - Minneapolis Brian Last edited by brianp-beme; 06-27-2025 at 07:24 PM. Reason: Boldly went where no list creator boldly went before, and corrected spelling of Spano name
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06-27-2025, 01:33 AM
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Say ahoy to these Colgan's Chips of Pfeister, White and Murphy. The White (Buffalo) card has been identified in a previous thread as being a seldom seen 'violet' tint variation for both the photo image on front and the print on back. Here is that thread:
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=334822 Brian
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06-27-2025, 05:53 AM
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If I still collected unsigned cards, the regular issue Colgans would definitely be one of my first choices. The photo quality, the hairstyles, the size and shape, the fact that you can still buy those cool little tins and keep some cards in them...there is just so much that feels precisely tied to their era. I'd much rather have cards with real photos as opposed to what I've often considered rudimentary facial and body depictions featured on, say, T206s. Sometimes the artist(s) hit a home run, but those were more cases of blind squirrels finding nuts to me. A real, nearly 120 year old photo in gorgeous resolution is more my taste. Ramlys have always resonated with me for the same reason, in addition to their beautifully gaudy design.
For all the condition sensitive people around here, you'll never have to worry about a dinged corner. This is naturally personal opinion only and meaningless, but for as much as I love the regular issue, I can't stand the proofs. They have the exact appearance of something being cut from a publication and mounted on cardboard backing. Grainy photos, unappealing typeface. Here's a good question: Has anyone ever submitted a Colgan to a TPG and it's come back "Evidence of Trimming"?! How do the TPGs measure them, with a circular gauge?! Last edited by BillyCoxDodgers3B; 06-27-2025 at 06:06 AM.
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#8
06-27-2025, 05:52 AM
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