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Posted By: Pennsylvania Ted

With no more postings of AB 460 cards here.....I'll bring up this comparison I had alluded to in a prior Thread.
The Red Cobb with Ty Cobb back and the American Beauty 460 back have these three aspects in common....

1....Green Ink

2....Very similar lettering style (namely C - R - S - T - Y letters)

3....Both backs are Factory No. 42, 4th Dist. North Carolina (Liggett & Myers Tobacco plant)

It is my understanding that the cards with AB 460 backs were in the final production runs of T206's (1911).
And, these cards would have been found inserted in American Beauty cigarette packs bearing the new L & M
inscription (instead of ATC).
And, I believe a linkage exists between the design of the Red Cobb (with Ty Cobb back) and the AB 460 design.
These similarities are just too coincidental for this not to be true.

I'm sure what I have said here will invite some debate....but heck, this is why we have this forum.

TED Z