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Issued over the span of 3 years, this is the set most collectors start
buying first since examples from this set are the easiest to find. You
should be able to get more than half way to a complete set before you
run into cards that are hard to find. The majority of the cards were
issued in 1909. I feel the key to determining which cards were issued
in a particular year is by the style of illustration used to create
the cards. I am in the process of comparing the images and will update
this page in the future.
This
set has many hard to find cards. I have given ratings to the cards ranging
from "A– Extremely rare" to "E - Hard to find"
that reflect how difficult the cards are to find. Feel free to e-mail
me with your findings if they differ from the chart below. See the checklist
for details.
The
Mitchell, Cinn. Is the hardest to find and is considered the "T206
Wagner"
of E-Cards. It is very rare and in terms of value, this card is in line
with Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner E-Cards.
Beware
of those selling the Keeler, portrait (pink) card claiming it is a red
background. Though red and pink are visually close in hue the backgrounds
are easily distinguishable. If you fell it looks pink - it probably
is.
The
checklist:
| Bailey,
p, St. Louis Amer. |
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| Baker,
3b, Phila. Amer. |
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| Barry,
s.s. Phila. Amer. |
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| Bell,
p, Brooklyn Nat'l |
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| Bemis,
c. Cleveland Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| "Chief"
Bender, p, Ph. Amer. |
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| Bescher,
c.f. Cincinnati Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Blankinship,
c, Wash. Amer. |
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| Bliss,
c. St. Louis Nat'l |
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| Bradley,
3b, Cleveland Amer. |
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| Bransfield,
1b, Phila. Nat'l (Blue sky) |
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| Bransfield,
1b, Phila. Nat'l (Pink) |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Bresnahan,
Mgr. St. Louis Nat'l |
H0F
player, but commonly
found |
| Bridwell,
s.s. N.Y. Nat'l |
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| Brown,
p, Boston Nat'l |
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| M.
Brown, p, Chicago Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Bush,
s.s., Detroit Amer. |
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| Butler,
c. Brooklyn Nat'l |
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| Camnitz,
p, Pittsburgh Nat'l |
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| Chance,
1b, Chicago Nat'l |
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| Chase,
1b, New York Amer. |
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| Clarke,
l.f. Phila. Nat'l |
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| Clarke,
l.f. Pitts. Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Clement,
r.f. Brooklyn Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: E (Not well known for difficulty) |
| "Ty"
Cobb, r.f. Detroit Amer. |
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| Collins,
2b, Phila. Amer. |
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| Corridon,
p. Phila. Nat'l |
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| Crawford,
c.f. Detroit Amer. |
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| Criger,
c. St. Louis Amer. |
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| Davis,
1b, Phila. Amer. |
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| G.
Davis, s.s. Chicago Amer. |
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| Demmitt,
r.f. St. Louis Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: E |
| Donlin,
c.f. New York Nat'l |
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| Donovan,
p, Detroit Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: E (Not well known for difficulty) |
| Dooin,
c. Phila. Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: E (Not well known for difficulty) |
| Dougherty,
l.f. Chicago Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Duffy,
Man'gr Chicago Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Dygert,
p, Phila. Amer. |
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| Ellis,
l.f. St. Louis Nat. |
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| Engle,
r.f. NY Amer. |
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| Fromme,
p. Cincinnati Nat |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Gibson,
c. Pittsburgh Nat (Front view) |
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| Gibson,
Pittsburgh Nat'l (Back view) |
Rarity
Rating: C |
| Graham,
c. Boston Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Grant,
3b, Phila. Nat'l |
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| Gray,
p. Washington Amer. |
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| Groom,
p. Washington Amer. |
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| Hall,
p. Boston Amer. |
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| Hartzell,
3b St. Louis Amer. (Batting) |
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| Hartzell,
r.f. St. Louis Amer. (Fielding) |
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| Heitmuller,
l.f. Phila. Amer. |
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| Howell,
p. St. Louis Amer. (Pitching) |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Howell,
p. St. Louis Amer. (Follow through) |
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| Irwin,
c. Brooklyn Nat. |
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| Isbell,
1b Chicago Amer. |
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| Jackson,
r.f. Phila. Amer. |
Popularity,
not supply, makes this card hard to find. |
| Jennings,
Mgr. Detroit |
H0F
player, but commonly
found |
| Jordan,
1b Brooklyn Nat'l |
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| Joss,
p. Cleveland Amer. (Pitching) |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Joss,
p. Cleveland Amer. (Portrait) |
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| Karger,
p. Boston Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Keeler,
r.f. New York Nat'l (Pitching) |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Keeler,
r.f. NY Amer. (Pink Background) |
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| Keeler,
r.f. NY Amer. (Red Background) |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Knight,
s.s. New York Amer. |
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| Krause,
p. Phila. Amer. |
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| Lajoie,
2b Cleveland Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: E |
| Leach,
c.f. Pittsburgh Nat'l (Pitching) |
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| Leach,
c.f. Pittsburgh Nat'l (Batting) |
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| Leever,
Pittsburgh Nat'l |
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| Lobert,
p. Cincinnati Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: C |
| Lumley,
l.f. Brooklyn Nat'l |
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| Marquard,
p, NY Nat'l |
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| Mathewson,
p, NY Nat'l |
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| McInnes,
s.s. Phila. Amer. |
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| McIntyre,
p. Brooklyn Nat'l |
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| McLean,
c. Cincinnati Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: C |
| McQuillian,
p. Phila. Nat'l |
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| Miller,
2b. Pittsburgh Nat'l |
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| Mitchell,
c. NY Amer. |
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| Mitchell,
r.f. Cincinnati |
Rarity
Rating: A
The hardest card to find. |
| Mullin,
p. Detroit Amer. |
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| Oakes,
c.f. St. Louis Nat'l |
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| O'Conner,
c. Pittsburgh Nat'l |
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| O'Leary,
3b Detroit Amer. |
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| Overall,
p. Chicago Nat. |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Pastorius,
p. Brooklyn Nat'l |
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| Phelps,
c. St. Louis Nat. |
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| Plank,
p. Phila. Amer. |
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| Ritchie,
p. Boston Nat. |
Rarity
Rating: E (Not well known for difficulty) |
| Schaefer,
2b, Wash. Amer. |
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| Schlitzer,
p. Boston Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Seigle,
r.f. Cincinnati Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: C |
| Shean,
2b Boston Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Sheckard,
l.f. Chicago Nat. |
Rarity
Rating: E (Not well known for difficulty) |
| Speaker,
c.f. Boston Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Stahl,
1b, Boston Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Stanage,
c. Detroit Amer. |
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| Stone,
St. Louis Amer. (Arms Open) |
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| Stone,
l.f. St. Louis Amer. (Pitching) |
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| Stovall,
1b, Cleveland Amer. |
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| Summers,
p. Detroit Amer. |
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| Sweeney,
s.s. Boston Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Sweeney,
c. NY Amer. |
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| Tannehill,
3b Chicago Amer. |
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| Tannehill,
3b, Chicago Nat'l |
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| Tenney,
1b, New York Nat'l |
Rarity
Rating: E |
| Thomas,
c.f. Boston Nat. |
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| Thomas,
c. Phila. Amer. |
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| Tinker,
s.s. Chicago Nat'l |
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| Unglaub,
1b Wash. Amer. |
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| Upp,
p. Cleveland Amer. |
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| Wagner,
s.s. Pittsburgh Nat'l (Batting) |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Wagner,
s.s. Pittsburgh Nat'l (Fielding) |
Rarity
Rating: B |
| Wallace,
s.s. St. Louis Amer. |
H0F
player, but commonly
found |
| Walsh,
p. Chicago Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: A |
| Willis,
p. St. Louis Nat'l |
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| Wiltse,
p. New York Nat. |
Rarity
Rating: D |
| Young,
p. Boston Amer. |
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| Young,
p. Cleveland Amer. |
Rarity
Rating: B |
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RATING
GUIDE:
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A
- Extremely rare.
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B
- Very rare.
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C
- Rare
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D
- Very hard to find
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E
- Hard to find.
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The
is the back of a typical E90.1 card.
On
E90.1 cards the print on the back is black.
Properly
sized cards are
1.5" wide X 2.75" high.
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REPRINTS:
16
cards from this set have been officially reprinted. They are all HoF
players and include: Baker, Bresnahan, Chance, Cobb, Collins, Jackson
(yeah, I know but he should be), Joss (horizontal), Lajoie, Mathewson,
Speaker, Tinker, Wagner (bat.), Wagner (throw.), Walsh, Young (port.),
Young (pitch.).
One
of the easiest ways to detect these reprints is by looking for the little
"20" mark on the back of the card. (See Image below in
the light blue shadow box). Original cards without writing will
not have any markings in this spot and be weary of any E90.1 card that
had a nice clean scuff fee back but has scuffing or evidence of erasing
in just this spot.
Since they are
new, the white borders will seem particularly bright and the colors
of the images in the reprints is darker than the originals.
Ed:
Thanks John.
As
always, fakes can be made using computer scanners and color printers
or copiers. Be careful.
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