1920 W519 Strip Card Set
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Fast Facts
Year(s) Issued: 1920
Number Cards: W519-1-1 (20 Cards), W519-1-2 (10 Cards), W519-2 (10 Cards)
Set Designation: W519
Card Size: 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″
Scarcity Rating: (1 to 10, 10 scarcest): 7 for W519-1-1 and W519-1-2, 9 for W519-2
Common Card Value (Good Condition): $25
Keys For Collectors
- Another anonymous strip card issue, with color drawings on the front and blank backs. Cards created by the Decalco Litho Company. (source)
- The set has three distinct issues; which are noted as W519-1-1, W519-1-2, and W519-2
- Two of the issues (W519-1 and W519-1-2) have numbers on the front, while the W519-2 issue is unnumbered.
- The Type 1 set (W519-1) consists of twenty numbered cards, while the Type 2 set (W519-1-2) consists of ten cards all in a different number sequence from the Type 1 set. The third, unnumbered (W519-2) set consists of ten cards.
- The backgrounds of the cards vary across all three sets; W519-1 has red/maroon-like backgrounds, W519-1-2 has blue backgrounds, and W519-2 has a variety of colors, mostly blue. Hues can range across sets, so colors are not uncommon to vary, as strip card printing at the time was very inconsistent.
- The cards are not all that plentiful, however the W519-1-2 cards are significantly more challenging to find of all the issues.
- A Babe Ruth card is featured in all three sets
A Closer Look At The Three W519 Set Variations
The W519 set is confusing, with three different sets, making it challenging for collectors to tell what is what.
Here’s a closer look at the Babe Ruth card, one of only eight players with a card across all three sets.
Here’s a W519-2 card, which is easily identified for the fact that it has no number:
W519-2 Ruth
And then there is a W519-1-1 Ruth card with the number 5. Note the red background; while there is typically a lack of consistency, the majority of Ruth #5s I’ve seen have a maroon background, while the W515-2 card has a blue background, although with wide variations of tint.
W519-1-1 Ruth
Lastly, we have the W519-1-2 Ruth, which is by far the hardest to find among the three, a theme consistent across all cards from the sets. The background on this card isn’t some fluke; all of the type two issues of the Ruth I’ve seen have the same Art Deco background, which I love. The only problem is nearly impossible to find; PSA has graded only 4 copies. Note that card numbers on the front of the card are blue versus black on the W519-1-1 card.
W519-1-2 Ruth, The Rarest of The Three
W519 Cards for Sale on eBay
1920 W519-2 Guy Morton Cleveland Indians Vintage Baseball Strip Card
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1920 W519-1-1 KID GLEASON 16 VG REVERSE NEGATIVE RARE SGC A CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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1920 W519-2 RUBE MARQUARD SGC 1 HOF Giants
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1920 W519 Numbered #9 Wilbur Robinson (Wilbert) - PSA 4 - Pop 2 - 1 Higher HOF
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1920 W519-2 Hand Cut Joe Murphy -
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1920 W519 NUMBERED TYPE 1 GAVVY-HAND CUT #3 GABBY CRAVATH
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Frank Frisch 1920 W519 Hand Cut Baseball Strip Card SGC 3
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RARE 1920 W519 Decalco GEORGES CARPENTIER #13 Boxing Strip Card Litho W521 1921
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RARE 1920 W519 Decalco BILL BRENNAN fought Dempsey 14 Strip Card Litho W521 1921
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RARE 1920 W519 Decalco TED KID LEWIS (HOF) #12 Boxing Strip Card Litho W521 1921
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1920 W519-UNNUMBERED HAND CUT JOE MURPHY PSA AUTHENTIC
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1920 W519 Jack Dempsey Rare Rookie
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1920 W519 Ernie Kreuger Baseball Card (PSA Grade Authentic) Brooklyn Robins
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1920 W519 Numbered #19 Eddie Collins Graded, SGC 1.5, Very Few Better Found.
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1920 W519 Frank Frisch Unnumbered (Hand Cut) SGC 2
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