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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. |
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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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