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1909 W555 "Strip Card" Set

Year(s) Published: 1909
Hobby Designation: W555
Set Name: W555
Card Size (inches): 1-1/4 x 1-5/16
Number of Cards in Set: 68+
Est. Value (common; VG): $110

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Set Summary

Black-and-white postage-stamp-sized cards with dark borders
Scarce 1909-era cards handcut from boxes of candy
Set would therefore more properly be labeled as E-Cards
Card size stated is to white line outside first dark border
Player name & team printed in white panel at card bottom
All cards are unnumbered and have blank backs
Similar player poses are found in E93, E94, E97 & E98 sets
References:
1) Editor's Notebook, "Century-Old Mystery Solved; New Questions Raised" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #12, Summer 2007, p. 8)
2) Robert Adesso and Lyman Hardeman, "The Mystery of the W555s: Strip Cards or E-Card Superset?" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #30, Fall 2013, p. 21)

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		Year(s) Published: 1909 Hobby Designation: W555 Set Name: W555 Card Size (inches): 1-1/4 x 1-5/16 Number of Cards in Set: 68+ Est. Value (common; VG): $110 E-Card Cross-Checklist Card Gallery W555 on eBay Google Search
(shown at approximate actual size)
Set Summary Black-and-white postage-stamp-sized cards with dark borders Scarce 1909-era cards handcut from boxes of candy Set would therefore more properly be labeled as E-Cards Card size stated is to white line outside first dark border Player name & team printed in white panel at card bottom All cards are unnumbered and have blank backs Similar player poses are found in E93, E94, E97 & E98 sets References: 1) Editor's Notebook, "Century-Old Mystery Solved; New Questions Raised" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #12, Summer 2007, p. 8) 2) Robert Adesso and Lyman Hardeman, "The Mystery of the W555s: Strip Cards or E-Card Superset?" (Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #30, Fall 2013, p. 21)


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