Judging the Authenticity of Early Baseball Cards by David Rudd Cycleback CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Essential tips for total beginning collectors 3 Other resources 4 Special equipment 5 Authenticity 6 How early cards were made, reprinted and identified 7 Identifying reprints by comparison with original cards 8 Embossed cards 9 Gilded cards 10 Black light 11 Using a microscope: introduction 12 Under the microscope: modern printing 13 Under the microscope: 1800s chromolithography 14 Under the microscope: early chalk & crayon lithography 15 Under the microscope: early 1900s color lithography 16 Under the microscope: photoengraving 17 Real photo baseball cards 18 Final notes on printing 19 Altered counterfeits 20 Provenance 21 Quick Tips cycleback.com (c) david rudd cycleback, cycleback.com all rights reserved
CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Essential tips for total beginning collectors 3 Other resources 4 Special equipment 5 Authenticity 6 How early cards were made, reprinted and identified 7 Identifying reprints by comparison with original cards 8 Embossed cards 9 Gilded cards 10 Black light 11 Using a microscope: introduction 12 Under the microscope: modern printing 13 Under the microscope: 1800s chromolithography 14 Under the microscope: early chalk & crayon lithography 15 Under the microscope: early 1900s color lithography 16 Under the microscope: photoengraving 17 Real photo baseball cards 18 Final notes on printing 19 Altered counterfeits 20 Provenance 21 Quick Tips cycleback.com (c) david rudd cycleback, cycleback.com all rights reserved
CONTENTS
1 Introduction 2 Essential tips for total beginning collectors 3 Other resources 4 Special equipment 5 Authenticity 6 How early cards were made, reprinted and identified 7 Identifying reprints by comparison with original cards 8 Embossed cards 9 Gilded cards 10 Black light 11 Using a microscope: introduction 12 Under the microscope: modern printing 13 Under the microscope: 1800s chromolithography 14 Under the microscope: early chalk & crayon lithography 15 Under the microscope: early 1900s color lithography 16 Under the microscope: photoengraving 17 Real photo baseball cards 18 Final notes on printing 19 Altered counterfeits 20 Provenance 21 Quick Tips
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