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Old 09-15-2014, 05:42 PM
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I picked this up with a group of tins. I purchased the group just to have as display pieces to go along with my E254's that I sell at shows; the card was stuck in the bottom of one of the containers.



I have been collecting Colgan's for almost 20 years and have never seen anything like it; name above the head and no team affiliation. It also has a "208" back, which is a super difficult back variation; likely produced at the end of the E254 print runs in 1911.



Since Kroh was a Louisville player; maybe the cards were only being distributed locally as the they wound down production of the E254's...no need to include the team name? Kroh does appear in the E254 set, with name and team affiliation depicted as on the other E524's.



Unless an argument is made that the 208's should be considered as their own set, this would bring the number of cards in the set to 290.
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That is a great discovery for a set we are still finding out about. Congrats John!!
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Nice pickup, John!

I love it when "new" stuff shows up in old sets!
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Way to go John. Now that's something to Kroh about!
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Way to go John. Now that's something to Kroh about!
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John, I love to see new discoveries in our hobby. Thanks so much for sharing and the scans look awesome. Congratulations!
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Very cool. Congrats and thanks for sharing!
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Now that's awesome John!
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It certainly found the right guy. Nice pickup, John, and a great discovery.
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Amazing, John. Your diligence with that set is incredible - with all the different subjects, I'm not sure I would have even noticed that!

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John,
Outstanding discovery! This is awesome!
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John, it's amazing that new discoveries are being made with this set. Makes you wonder what is still out there. Larry Fritsch would be proud!
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It certainly found the right guy. Nice pickup, John, and a great discovery.
Agreed! Congrat's John...
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Very nice - it's that kind of thing many of us hope for in our collecting endless searches.
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John, great story!


Your determination to finishing this set is amazing.

Thanks for the info on 208s!
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Congrats on the fascinating discovery.
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John very cool discovery. Thanks for sharing. Daryl
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Hey John,

Wondering since they were produced in Louisville, could they have been a test run and therefore at the beginning rather than the end of the run? Or what reasoning did you use for the theory that he would have been at the end of the run? Is the "208" series known to be at the end of the run?
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Congrats John on the awesome find.
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Hey John,

Wondering since they were produced in Louisville, could they have been a test run and therefore at the beginning rather than the end of the run? Or what reasoning did you use for the theory that he would have been at the end of the run? Is the "208" series known to be at the end of the run?
A couple of the players known with 208 backs were with their team only during the 1911 season...E254's were discontinued sometime in Spring of 1911.

My other 208 is Elmer Flick (Toledo). Flick played in Toledo during the 1911 season. He was with Cleveland in 1910.
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Didn't Kroh himself not play with Louisville until 1911? If so is it possible the 208 series were issued, in part, in 1912, when Kroh returned to Louisville but also spent time in the Bigs-- with the company unsure of his team status? Why issue a second card of Kroh in 1911 when there was no team change or pose change? BTW Flick would still have been with Toledo in 1912.
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Congats John, I was wondering if you could share a pic of one of the tins that these came in. Fasinating stuff. Thanks Jim
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Congrats on the find, John! Perfect that you found it for your collection.
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Didn't Kroh himself not play with Louisville until 1911? If so is it possible the 208 series were issued, in part, in 1912, when Kroh returned to Louisville but also spent time in the Bigs-- with the company unsure of his team status? Why issue a second card of Kroh in 1911 when there was no team change or pose change? BTW Flick would still have been with Toledo in 1912.

Great point Todd...had not considered that as an option.
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