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Frank WakefieldSo where does all of this leave us???
A Cobb red portrait T206 Sov 460 is a difficult card to locate.
It is found less often than a T206 card with a BL 460, Drum, Lenox or Uzit back (that being any T206 with that particular back).
It is found more often than a Cobb red portrait with a BL 460, Drum, Lenox or Uzit back.
Red Cross, Victory, Ty Cobb, and Coupon are not generally accepted T206 backs, they are backs for cards belonging elsewhere. (I understand some folks think the Ty Cobb back belongs in T206, I don't, the cards have glossy fronts, inconsistent with T206s. And I think Mr. Burdick had sound reasons for separating Coupons off to themselves, what Jefferson Burdick has put asunder, let no collector reunite.)
And it is quite interesting to contemplate the timeline of when American Litho printed (and when tobacco companies distributed) red portrait Cobb cards across all of the brands.