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Posted By: Millerhouse

Mr. McKenzie notes that the 1999 SCD catalog lists 92 Pirate backs, which, indeed, the 2006 catalog does as well. Once again, I would guess that SCD, upon originally listing the Pirates, simply cadged the T215-1 listing that it then had based upon the surmise that these two sets were somehow connected.

Amusingly, the current Pirate write-up in the SCD catalog states that "the fronts of the cards are identical to the Red Cross cards." But, of course, the very same statement can be made about T206s and T213-1s: "the fronts of both sets of cards are identical to the Red Cross cards." This neither makes them T206s nor T213-1s.

Nor do I see or perceive any connection between "Pirate" Cigarettes, issued by the Wills company of Bristol and London, England, and Red Cross Tobacco from New Jersey.

Is there any basis in substance or fact for calling these cards T215s? So far, I am aware of none. I'd love to hear from others on this.

Dan Gantt