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Originally Posted by rats60
I have heard 2 theories. That is one, but in addition after t206 cards were released, children were buying cigarettes to get the cards. This turned off Wagner and Plank and ATC stopped producing their cards. The other was that Plank became an exclusive to the local Philadelphia Caramel Co. releases to help the local company.
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The Caramel Co. was my original theory that I posted on this forum in 2006. I did a lot of research on it, but could not find any real evidence to prove it.
It garnered a lot of interest here and you can read about it......
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...e+plank+theory
Subsequent research regarding Eddie Plank convinced me that his personal dislike for tobacco was the real factor behind his T206 card's short print run.
And, no subsequent T201, T202, T205, T207 cards.
TED Z
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