How rare are the Famous & Barr Sporting News Variation? scan...

fandango

Im trying to find the Famous and Barr backs of the 1916 Sporting News cards, but they are so very hard to find in any condition....

are there enough to start a registry? is it possible to even complete this set?

do most 1916 sporting news have blank backs?

here are my first 2...

fandango

wow, i guess they are so rare nobody on this board heard of them....

TNP777

It could be that either nobody here knows much about them, or he/they haven't seen your post since you started the thread 90 minutes ago. Patience, grasshopper!

I'm pretty sure your question would generate lots of responses over on the Net54 boards - they're pre-war crazy over there, and very knowledgeable.

Geordie

baseballfanatic

There are 201 Famous and Barr backs from Babe Adams to Ed Zwilling. Nice condition cards DO exist. The 1916 Sporting News set has both blank backs AND Sporting News Backs in the set..

nam812

It's actually 1 day and 90 minutes ago, so he wasnt that impatient. lol

TNP777

<< <i>It's actually 1 day and 90 minutes ago, so he wasnt that impatient. lol >>

DOH! Didn't realize it was no longer Tuesday.

GlynRParson

If you want to tackle the whole set with just one back type, other then blank, good luck. It will take some time.

fandango

<< <i>There are 201 Famous and Barr backs from Babe Adams to Ed Zwilling. Nice condition cards DO exist. The 1916 Sporting News set has both blank backs AND Sporting News Backs in the set.. >>



i see....could the blank backs be possible from another subset, and the only true sporting news cards are the one with sporting news backs?

if there are other subsets in the 1916's sporting news besides famous and barr?

this seems to be atricky issue, especially since some were 1915 and not 1916 apparently....