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.
Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby is the subject of this hand cut example which has been graded Authentic by SGC due to a printing error which has only struck the yellow layer of colors, and a double print of the black layer, leaving a ghost print of the text at the bottom of the card. The top right corner is miscut, as well, but regardless of condition concerns, this is a genuine card from Hornsby's playing days, which are becoming increasingly expensive.
SGC has only ever
graded 33 total examples of this W514, with only twenty receiving a
higher grade than the Authentic offered here of Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby.