AFAIK, the New York Highlanders were also referred to as the Yankees from basically from their inception. Supposedly their proper name was too long for newspapers, etc. maybe they did not formally adopt the name until 1913, but they were definitely also known as the Yankees before then.
I think that the reason why the T205 set has always been dated as 1911 is because the last line of stars on the back of the cards is 1910.
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