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Mini back runs -- Wiltse and Camnitz

As I've mentioned before on here (in this thread: http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=204248), one of the two Lenox T206s that I've had since the early 1980s is Hooks Wiltse, portrait with cap. As I've worked on my T206 collection over the decades, I've never gotten that card with any other backs, because I was focused on getting different fronts, and tougher backs when I saw them for a decent price. Well, last Friday at the National, I stopped by Ted Z. and Marc Macrae's table to admire their fantastic display of T206s. Among the cards that Ted had for sale was a Piedmont 350-460 Factory 42, one of the few T206 backs I didn't have (along with Drum, Uzit, Red Hindu, Broadleaf 460, Brown Lenox, Brown Old Mill, and Ty Cobb). I asked to see it, and the front was Wiltse, portrait with cap! I told Ted about my Lenox of the same card, he offered me a pretty good deal and threw in a couple of Southern Leaguers, and soon I was the proud owner of a Piedmont Factory 42! Ted said, only half-jokingly, that now I had to start a back run of that card, because I now had two of the toughest backs. I said maybe I would. Then when I was back at the show on Sunday, I was looking through Ed Hans's raw T206s, and there was Wiltse portrait with cap, with a Polar Bear back! I had to get it, so now I guess I've officially started a back run. Here they are in all their glory:

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I do have multiple backs for numerous other T206 fronts, because when I see a nice-looking tough back at a decent price, I tend to grab it with little regard for who's on the front (though it's always nice when it's a front that I need). In the heyday of my T206 back collecting 15-20 years ago, I got each of the two pitching poses of Howie Camnitz with three different backs: Camnitz arms at sides with Tolstoi, EPDG, and Polar Bear, and Camnitz hands above head with Sovereign 460, Cycle 460, and EPDG. A few months ago I decided to look for some more common backs for the hands above head card, and I picked up Piedmont 350-460 Factory 25, Sweet Caporal 350-460 Factory 30, and Sweet Caporal 350-460 Factory 42 Overprint. So now I have six different backs for that card, a decent start, though the fact that it comes with Lenox and Uzit means I'm not seriously expecting to complete the full back run unless I win the lottery or something. (Yes, I know there's a Lenox of that card in the current LOTG auction, originally offered for sale on the B/S/T forums here, but there's no way I could afford it right now.) Still, there are plenty of other backs for that card that I don't yet have, and I'm goinng to keep an eye out for them (along with the Wiltse).

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Nice Dave, that Wiltse run will be a fun one.

This one is owned by a board member:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOWER-PRICE-...item3cfea832e2

Nice start Dave. It will be tough to find the Wiltse/ Uzit, and the Lenox Brown may be impossible, but you should be able to find the rest of them. Good luck, and keep us updated on your progress.

I had the same thought as Bryan when I saw your post: that ghost that Scott owns would fit perfectly.

Hi Dave and Sean

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean (Post 1438576)

Hey Ted, we had a great time meeting you and everyone else in Chicago. I actually got to hold a Wagner. :)

Too bad you don't have that Uzit any more. That would have been a huge hurdle overcome for Dave.

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Originally Posted by Sean (Post 1438622)

The American Beauty 460 and the UZIT cards of Wiltse (cap) are very, very rare. Last time I checked out the SGC and PSA pop reports
on these two cards, there were only 2 of each.

TED Z
.

Ted, those are some great cards. I am sorry that I didn't make it to your table but am happy that we got to chat for a few minutes during the dinner.

David, I will keep Wiltse on my radar for you.

I found a pic I took a few months ago and figured this thread is a good place for it. I've since moved the Cycle, but I would pick up another one if I can come across a Drum somehow :D