Defining pre-war rookie cards! Ahhh.....

[DanP]

Kevin, tremendous research!! Thanks.
Now, can you solve the question regarding the 1916-20 W-UNC Strip Cards? I spent a few hours one night trying to prove they weren't from 1916. I'll have to look back through the N54 archives.

Thanks,
Dan

[DanP]

Would we all agree that if a player's first card was in both the 48 Bowman and the 48 Leaf set that their 48 Bowman is their true RC since the 48 Leaf cards are now believed to have been issued in 1949?

Dan

[ls7plus]

Unless its Spahn, Berra or Kiner, all of whom at least appeared in the 1947 Tip Top Bread set.

Larry

[DanP]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Unless its Spahn, Berra or Kiner, all of whom at least appeared in the 1947 Tip Top Bread set.

Larry

Correct, my statement only applied to players who has their first card in 1948.

Thanks,
Dan

[barrysloate]

Dan- all the Leaf cards were issued in 1949. None were released in 1948. But from what I've been told they beat the 1949 Bowmans by a month or so.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by DanP

Kevin, tremendous research!! Thanks.
Now, can you solve the question regarding the 1916-20 W-UNC Strip Cards? I spent a few hours one night trying to prove they weren't from 1916. I'll have to look back through the N54 archives.

Thanks,
Dan

Dan - you can check the archives, they're definitely not 1916 and almost certainly not 1917 either; most likely a 1919 issue, but 1918-1921 is the range of reasonable issue dates for the big heads.