1920 W519 Strip Card Set
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Fast Facts
Year(s) Issued: 1920
Set Designation: W519
Number Cards: W519-1-1 (20 Cards), W519-1-2 (10 Cards), W519-2 (10 Cards)
Card Size: 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″
Common Card Value (Good Condition): $25
Scarcity Rating: (1 to 10, 10 scarcest): 7 for W519-1-1 and W519-1-2, 9 for W519-2
W519 Strip Card Set
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 have numbers on the front (W519-1 and W519-1-2), 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 it is not uncommon for colors 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 a confusing issue, 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 here 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
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1920 W519 Eddie Cicotte - SGC Authentic NM Condition
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1920 W519-2 Hand Cut Joe Murphy - Poor
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1920 W519-2 Hand Cut Guy Morton - Trimmed
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