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06-04-2005, 10:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Scott Elkins</b><p>Looks like I might start back collecting T206 Uzits again, if I can win any of these when they are auctioned (Referring to #6). Hal, just let me win one - for old time's sake!<br /><br /><br /><b>See the below preview from the June issue of the <i>Old Cardboard eNews</i> Newsletter for further details.</b><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /> 6. Uzit, Uzit Everywhere <br /><br /> It is well known among T206 collectors and researchers that example cards printed with the Uzit cigarette brand promotion on the reverse are among the most difficult of all backs. So it must have been an eye-popping event when Robert Lifson of Robert Edwards Auctions recently stumbled across a collection of 160 T206 cards. <br /><br />To Lifson’s surprise, he found that an astonishing 33 cards--more than 20 percent of the total cards in the T206 group--displayed the much sought after Uzit label on the reverse. The cards, along with a number of other non-T206 rarities, will be placed in a future REA auction, according to Lifson. <br /><br />Cards with the Uzit back are printed in a light blue and were distributed in packs manufactured at Factory 30, District 2 in New York state. The Uzit backs are only found with fronts issued in the 460 series. <br /><br />The T206 examples were part of a much larger group of tobacco cards that were found still intact after being gathered by the original owner around 1910. Perhaps the most prized Uzit card has Ty Cobb featured on the front. <br /><br />The collection also includes a T206 Walter Johnson card with a Lennox back, a couple of "red-Hindu" backs, and other rarities. There are also several Broad Leaf backs (three from the ultra-rare 460 Series and one 350 Series), a "red Hindu" back, and other rarities. <br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1118004797.JPG"><br /><br /> <br />