Easily the most popular of all the 1920s strip card sets, the W514 set of 1919-21 features a large checklist of 120 players. Issued in 10-card strips, they were meant to be cut along dotted lines, separating each card. The result - as with many strip cards - is a host of off-condition cards that were often torn rather than carefully cut. As a result, miscuts and poorly-shorn borders are common condition flaws. The flimsy paper on which the cards were printed is also an issue, making high-grade examples very difficult to obtain. 

Chicago's Dickie Kerr is the subject of this hand cut example which is centered fairly nicely on the canvas considering the misshapen side borders thanks to a poor cut. Top and bottom edges are clean and straight, though rounded corners and some general soiling keep this card from grading higher than it has. Even still, a fine example of the first card in Dickie Kerr's important career.

Kerr's main claim to fame is being one of the "Clean Sox" in the tainted 1919 World Series. The White Sox pitcher went 2-0 with two complete games, including a shutout, throwing 19 innings while only giving up 3 earned runs.

The scarcity of this issue far outweighs any cosmetic flaws on this example. SGC has only ever graded 17 total examples of this W514, with only ten receiving a higher grade than the Good+ 2.5 offered here of Dickie Kerr.