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Posted By: Pennsylvania Ted

Thanks for a "bang-up" job on expanding on the comparison I made of the lettering between the Ty Cobb
and the American Beauty. By looking at all the backs of the 15 T-brands and comparing them with the Ty
Cobb back....I find the Am. Bty. is the only one that has very close similarities. And, while the style is not
exact, you must admit that there is an uncanny closeness.

Furthermore, the significance of the Am. Bty 460 back, is that it reflects the start of the L & M period (1911)
of the T206 production (as of course, the Piedmont 460 Factory #42 cards also do). Therefore, perhaps there
is a "link" here to the Ty Cobb production period since it reflects the same 4th District plant in North Carolina.

TED Z