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Posted By: harry

The Highlanders nickname came, in part, from where they palyed their games: Hilltop Park. It was not uncommon for teams of the era to be known by several nicknames and this is the case with the Highlanders. They were referred to as the Yankees as early as 1904. It is said that the Yankees nickname was favored by the papers which did not like having to fit in the lengthy word, Highlanders, into their headlines every day. If this is true then it probably makes sense as to why the name Yankees was used on T205 cards.

With the lack of team variations, I find it hard to believe that the set was issued over a number of years and most definitely not from 1911 through 1913.