1923 W572 Strip Card Set

‘It’s In The Details’
Title | W572 Strip |
Year | 1923 |
Size | 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ (but varies by cut) |
Images | Black and White / Sepia |
Type | Strip |
Number in Set |
120 |
W572 Strip Card Overview
The 1923 W572 strip card set includes player images and replica signatures on the fronts. The card fronts were printed in both black and white and with a sepia tone while the backs, like most other strip issues, were blank. As was common in other strip issues, the stock on which these was printed varied a little. As a result, some have gray backs and others have white backs. This back variation seems limited to the cards with black and white fronts.
According to the American Card Catalog, the cards were produced by the CIFS. While some cards bear the CIFS acronym, others are found in the set, including IFS, IFC, C FM, C U+U, C p +A, and C S, indicating the copyrights for the images. The cards mostly used the same images as those found in the E120 American Caramel set.
Like a few other strip card issues, such as the W580 and W590 sets, uncut strips of these had numbers printed on them in between cards. Thus, depending on how they were cut, some of the individual cards will have full or parts of numbers on them.
Finally, these cards may be loosely tied to the W580 boxing strip card set, as well as a few others. An in-depth look on the W572 cards as well as a potential link to W580 can be seen here.
Walt Barbare
There is a point of contention between many resources regarding the presence of a 121st card. Walt Barbare is listed by some as having a card in the set, but his card has not been verified publicly. As a result, I have not added him to the checklist.
At this point, Barbare’s inclusion on any checklist seems to be a mistake. His card has not surfaced to any great degree publicly where it can be verified, for one thing. For another, these cards were issued in strips of ten, which would indicate there were 12 strips of that number. A Barbare card, assuming the rest of the checklist is correct, would indicate there were 121 in the set, causing a bit of a printing nightmare.
It seems likely that Barbare may have been added in error.
W572 Strip Card Checklist
- Eddie Ainsworth
- Vic Aldridge
- Grover Alexander
- Dave Bancroft
- Jess Barnes
- John Bassler
- Lu Blue
- Norm Boeckel
- George Burns
- Joe Bush
- Leon Cadore
- Virgil Cheevers
- Ty Cobb
- Eddie Collins
- John Collins
- Wilbur Cooper
- Stan Coveleski
- Walton Cruise
- Dave Danforth
- Jake Daubert
- Hank DeBerry
- Lou DeVormer
- Bill Doak
- Pete Donahue
- Pat Duncan
- Jimmy Dykes
- Red Faber
- Bib Falk
- Frankie Frisch
- C. Galloway
- Ed Gharrity
- Charles Glazner
- Hank Gowdy
- Tom Griffith
- Burleigh Grimes
- Ray Grimes
- Heinie Groh
- Joe Harris
- Stan Harris
- Joe Hauser
- Harry Heilmann
- Walter Henline
- Charles Hollocher
- Harry Hooper
- Rogers Hornsby
- Waite Hoyt
- Wilbur Hubbell
- Bill Jacobson
- Charlie Jamieson
- Syl Johnson
- Walter Johnson
- Jimmy Johnston
- Joe Judge
- George Kelly
- Lee King
- Larry Kopf
- George Leverette
- Al Mamaux
- Rabbit Maranville
- Rube Marquard
- Marty McManus
- Lee Meadows
- Mike Menosky
- Bob Meusel
- Emil Meusel
- George Mogridge
- John Morrison
- Johnny Mostil
- Roliene Naylor
- Art Nehf
- Joe Oeschger
- Bob O’Farrell
- Steve O’Neill
- Frank Parkinson
- Ralph Perkins
- H. Pillette
- Ralph Pinelli
- Wally Pipp
- Ray Powell
- Jack Quinn
- Goldie Rapp
- Walt Reuther
- Sam Rice
- Emory Rigney
- Eppa Rixey
- Ed Rommel
- Edd Roush
- Babe Ruth
- Ray Schalk
- Wally Schang
- Walter Schmidt
- Joe Schultz
- Hank Severeid
- Joe Sewell
- Bob Shawkey
- Earl Sheely
- Will Sherdel
- Urban Shocker
- George Sisler
- Earl Smith
- Elmer Smith
- Jack Smith
- Billy Southworth
- Tris Speaker
- Jigger Statz
- Milton Stock
- Jim Tierney
- Pie Traynor
- George Uhle
- Bob Veach
- Clarence Walker
- Curtis Walker
- Bill Wambsganss
- Aaron Ward
- Zack Wheat
- Fred Williams
- Ken Williams
- Ivy Wingo
- Smoky Joe Wood
- J.T. Zachary
*Collector Patrick Prickett provided much of the information for this set.
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