Judging the Authenticity of Early Baseball Cards

by David Rudd Cycleback

Chapter 18 : Final Note on Printing

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The previous chapters covered the mechanical and photographic printing methods used to make the majority of standard trading cards. This does not mean that the collector will not find genuine cards that do not fit neatly into the previous descriptions and pictures. Some European cards and obscure American trade cards were made with out of the ordinary printing methods. If the standard card printing is on rough card or paper stock, it may be difficult to make a perfect opinion about the printing. If you look at non-card items, like postcards, premium prints or advertising posters, you should expect to find unusual printing techniques. There are one or two early color baseball premiums and notebook covers that used an early form of halftone color lithography and have a primitive form of color halftone dots. For these non-card items and obscure areas outside your experience, dealing with reputable sellers and getting second opinions, including that of your trusted grader, is important. Luckily, even if you are unfamiliar with etching, engraving or other lesser used techniques, you can still identify many modern reprints with your black light. cycleback.com................cards main (c) david rudd cycleback, cyclback.com all rights reserved

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