T206 SOVEREIGN....master set mission

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Borrowing the last lines from the 1974 movie The Sting....when Paul Newman asks Robert Redford
(after they pulled off the elaborate "Sting" on Robert Shaw)......"Was that as good as it gets ?"
Redford replies....."No".....then smiles, and says....."but it was damn close".

Well, that scene reflects my feelings regarding my T206 all-SOVEREIGN set.

Its been 6 months since I put together this set. Still need the elusive Red Cobb with the SOV 460
back to have 410 cards, which completes this basic set.
Yes, a tremendous achievement; but, not good enough.

I've continued collecting the Sovereign's in order to attain a "master set". I have the 140 cards in
the 150/350 series with their SOV 150 backs. If I have done my homework correctly, approx. 80
of these 140 Subjects were also printed with SOV 350 backs. So far, I've acquired 40 of these
additional 80 cards.....and, I am very happy to say that my research shows that the Green Cobb
is one of 60 cards in this series that were never printed with the SOV 350 back.
I have both the 150 & 350 backs on the other Cobb (bat on) in the 150/350 series. So, it should
be a downhill ride from here.

Griffith is my most recent pick-up in this endeavor.




TED Z