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runscottThe link that "t206museum" provided was very informative. And I am forced to admit now (I hide my face in shame) that I haven't read every item ever written concerning every card issue in existence...but I'm working on it. If I ever post duplicate info, please just ignore it - I'm getting my jollies anyway.
Dadgumit, I just can't resist. Okay, I confess to having accessed the t206museum site constantly for the first three months I collected t206's. The news there is great, especially the backs multipliers list. There are also two articles (well, copies of someone else's articles) about the recent Wagner/Piedmont back discovery, and the mysterious blurry upside-down image on the front is also mentioned. But curiously, no one asked the question - who is the upside-down image of? or "why are the borders so friggin uneven?" And why, oh great and powerful Oz, might this bit of information give us additional insights into the origins of this card?
Dick Vitale imitation) "It's printers scrap, baby!"
After examining a clearer scan it became obvious that the upside-down image was Honus himself. My God, could some of us be learning this for the first time !?! ...no, Cycleback already featured an article that mentioned that fact, and several board members had also come to the same conclusion, and discussed it with one another. Gee, without consulting the t206museum!?!
I haven't accessed their site since (I'm weened), but I admit that it is fantastic for beginning t206 collectors, and I'm real impressed that they discovered the date corrections for Lipset's guide. But if you want in-depth information on t206's you have to go elsewhere - sorry, it's a fact. Maybe the depth can be found in their message board discussions? Let's take a look...oops...in one of the two messages that have been posted over the last two weeks...a veritable plethora of interest there.
Okay, I'm through. Please don't ban me from the t206museum message board...I think I would notice someday