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 Walter Johnson is the subject of this hand cut example which has been graded Authentic by SGC due tothe minimum size requirements not being met. As is often the case with hand cut cards, sometimes the person doing the cutting did such a poor job on the initial cut that seemingly the only way to "save" it is to just keep cutting. While this may make the corners and edges sharp and even - which happened here - it also removes the border and makes the card smaller. Regardless of the alterations, the colors give this one tremendous eye appeal, and it is a genuine card from Johnson's playing days, which are becoming increasingly expensive.

SGC has only ever graded 25 total examples of this W514, with only thirteen receiving a higher grade than the Authentic offered here of Hall of Famer Walter Johnson.