Joann and BrianW
Unfortunately, the only evidence we have of how these T206's were printed is the 5-card strip with Wagner.
And, I think we can consider it a "proof" printing. The front has proof marks and its back is blank. This strip
includes the portraits of M. Brown, Kling, Wagner, Bowerman, and CYoung. We do not know how many other
Subjects were on this strip (or sheet). However, we have heard that Plank was on it.
For whatever it is worth, I looked at the T206 surveys that I have (totaling approx. 40,000 cards). Specific-
ally, the ratio of the PIEDMONT 150 cards of these 5 subjects to their total sample. These 4 cards are found
with PIEDMONT 150 backs only 20-25% of their total sample....Wagner is 4%.
Guess what the % of PIEDMONT 150 backs are true for all the other 150 Series cards ?
The data shows that PIEDMONT 150 cards are......
100% for Jennings (portrait), Lundgren (Cubs) and Magie
and, vary from 33% to 66% for all other 147 Subjects
4% for Plank
The point I'm attempting to make here is that in the process of discarding Wagner's....American Lithographic
disposed of a number of other cards along with Wagner that were printed on the same sheet.
TED Z
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