Posted By:
Brian Weisner Hi Robert,
A couple of things:
1. Southern Leaguers were never distributed in the Northeast.
2. All of the cards were produced by the American Lithograph Co. in the same factory, then distributed to the Tobacco factory for insertion.
3. The fronts and backs were not printed at the same time.
4. The Old Mill over strikes are simply printing error's nothing more. There are less than 6 known Red 649's, and less than a dozen Black Over prints. And none, and my opinion were ever inserted into packs.
Are the cards rare? Absolutely! Valuable? Yes. Should they be included in a "rare back" set? Not in my opinion.
Happy Holidays Brian