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These borderless 2-7/8" X 5" cards feature
a black-and-white photograph with a blue facsimile autograph on
the front. The backs have in handwritten script the player's name,
team, position and the date and location of the picture. Below
is a mock newspaper clipping providing a detail from the player's
career. Backs can be found in either gray or white (somewhat scarcer).
The cards take their names from their specialty cut edges whic
give them a scalloped appearance. The 72-card set was a test issue
and received rather limited distribution around Massachusetts.
The cards were sold three per pack for five cents with a piece
of gum, or in two-card pack with no gum. Proof versions with straight
edges and white or gray backs are known; they are slightly larger,
at about 3-1/8" X 5-1/4". This Fergie Jenkins is a strong example in MINT condition! A tough card
and great pickup.
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