The letters were likely carved into the surface of the film negative, and that was transferred to the black printing plate
Doesnt seem like it was standard practice then
You want even, natural light on a plain, dark, non-reflective background and your own photos, and you definitely shouldnt use a stock image pulled from Google
2 - Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (Borderless) - $ The same card as number 5 on this list, this borderless variant looks even betterbut will set you back around $90 1 - Neon Ink Foil Cards - $2,000 and up If you crack open a pack and find a Neon Ink Foil version of Aang, Swift Savior , Fire Lord Zuko , Katara, the Fearless , or Toph, the First Metalbender , theyre going for $2,000 and up right now - good luck
Another site that can be used for raw cards, but much better for graded cards is PriceCharting
On top of that, cards from the Collectors Edition and International Edition have pointy, square corners