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Matt,
This is a good question. I don't think enough attention has been given to it--and actually I think it supports Ted Z's theory that Piedmont (and Sweet Caporal) branded subjects were issued before the other subjects. Consider that the only brands that say 350-460 subjects are Piedmont and Sweet Caporal. The other 460 brands just say 460 subjects or do not designate the number of subjects. Elaborating on what Barry said above, the T206 designers may have created the Piedmont and Sweet Cap 460 backs before the other 460 backs and before they knew how many subjects were planned. Hence the 350-460 subjects designation on those backs. Then, the T206 designers may have created the other 460 backs after they had settled on the 460 number. Hence the 460 subjects number on those backs (to the extent those backs have a number at all). Of course the 460 subjects number is not correct, but that is another matter.
Scot