E97 Briggs (Issued circa. 1910)


Extremely hard to find but very nice looking set. One nice feature of this set is the player and pose selection. There are players in this set you don't find in other caramel sets as well as poses that are unique to E97s. E97s are also found in Black & White versions on very thin cheap paper stock.

The stock of the Black & White version is much thinner, accurately called paper stock and of a cheaper quality as the the color versions which are on traditional thicker card stock. The cheaper stock of the Black/white versions leads me to believe that these really aren't proofs in the traditional sense since the role of a proof is to generate final approval of the final product. Proofs are produced to either match the issued card (as do the T206 proofs) or are produced in an idealized or "better than issued" format as are proofs made for coin collectors. Since the final product was to be in full color and on better (nicer) stock I feel the Black & White versions are either a separate issue onto themselves or, being the black plate used to create the color versions, they were intended only for use by the printer made up for some reason. It is also possible they were made just for so the printers could have something for their kids. Their rarity supports this but they are not hand cut suggesting some level of final production.

The B/W Sullivan, Boston card is considered to be one of the rarest cards in the hobby. I know 3 are known to exist.

There are 3 players that have name/team differences when comparing the B/W and Color cards:

Name on Color Version

Name on Black & White Version
Doolan, Phila. Nat'l
Dolan, Phila. Nat'l
Nichols, Cleveland Amer.
Nicholls, Phila. Amer.
Sullivan, Chicago, Amer.
Sullivan, Boston, Amer.

Cy Young can be found in both color and B/W cards with both Boston and Cleveland as the team designation. is Cy really Cy?

Steinfeldt of Chicago can be found in both color and B/W cards with his name spelled "Steinfeldt" or "Steinfeld"

The text on the Dolan (B/W), Nichols (B/W), Young, Cleveland (color) and Sullivan, Chicago (color) is larger then the text on the other cards.

Color Versions Black & White Versions
Austin, N. Y. Amer. Austin, N. Y. Amer.
Birmingham, Cleveland Amer. Birmingham, Cleveland Amer.
Bradley, Cleveland Amer. Bradley, Cleveland Amer.
Bransfield, Phila. Nat'l Bransfield, Phila. Nat'l
Camnitz, Pittsburg Nat'l Camnitz, Pittsburg Nat'l
Carrigan, Boston Amer. Carrigan, Boston Amer.
Davis, Phila. Amer. Davis, Phila. Amer.
Devore, N.Y. Nat'l Devore, N.Y. Nat'l
Doolan, Phila. Nat'l ???
??? Dolan, Phila. Nat'l
Durnham, N.Y. Nat'l Durnham, N.Y. Nat'l
Dygert, Phila. Amer. Dygert, Phila. Amer.
Hartzell, Phila. Amer. Hartzell, Phila. Amer.
Heinchman, Cleveland Amer. Heinchman, Cleveland Amer.
Hempill, N. Y. Amer. Hempill, N. Y. Amer.
Keeler, N.Y. Nat'l Keeler, N.Y. Nat'l
Kelly, Boston Nat'l Kelly, Boston Nat'l
Kleinow, N. Y. Amer. Kleinow, N. Y. Amer.
Kroh, Chicago, Nat'l Kroh, Chicago, Nat'l
McIntyre, Detroit Amer. McIntyre, Detroit Amer.
McConnell, Boston Amer. McConnell, Boston Amer.
Meyers, N.Y. Nat'l Meyers, N.Y. Nat'l
Moore, Phila. Nat'l Moore, Phila. Nat'l
Mullin, Detroit Amer. Mullin, Detroit Amer.
Murray, N.Y. Nat'l Murray, N.Y. Nat'l
Nichols, Cleveland Amer. ???
??? Nicholls, Phila. Amer.
Rossman, Detroit Amer. Rossman, Detroit Amer.
Schei, N.Y. Nat'l Schei, N.Y. Nat'l
Steinfeld, Chicago, Nat'l Steinfeld, Chicago, Nat'l
Steinfeldt, Chicago, Nat'l Steinfeldt, Chicago, Nat'l
??? Sullivan, Boston, Amer.
Sullivan, Chicago, Amer. ???
Cy Young, Boston, Nat'l Cy Young, Boston, Nat'l
Cy Young, Cleveland Amer. Cy Young, Cleveland Amer.

 

 

 

The back of a typical color E97 card.
Print on the back of an E97 card is in brown.

Properly sized cards are
1 1/2" wide X 2 3/4" high.

 

 

 

 

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