T206 Reference / Reflections.....Tuesday Nite Trivia

[tedzan]

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Here is the 1st issue (1962) of The Sport Hobbyist. Charles Brooks and Frank Nagy were it's co-founders. Most of us old-timers have fond memories of Frank Nagy.
Frank ran a mail auction for many decades. I saved his interesting notes (from early 1980's) which he would include with the cards won from his auction. Example:
he would often reduce the amount of your winning bid because the closest bid to it was considerably less than yours. Now, how can you beat that ?
Frank's auction stuff was very eclectic, 19th Century - 1970's cards (all sports and non-sports). I recall winning T206 (Ex) commons for $1 - $2 each. And Cobb's,
Lajoie's, Matty's, and CYoung's, etc. for less than $10 each.

In 1980, Bill Heitman's book "The Monster" was available. This 28-page book was an awesome reference for us guys new to the world of T206's. It provided us a
better understanding of the complexities of this set; and, also enlightened us and motivated us to go after the elusive rare T206 backs.

Having said all this....can you imagine how some of us on this forum were pleasantly surprised in early 2005 when Bill Heitman responded to this Net54 thread....
Possible Heitman Errors

Here are some more threads that Bill subsequently chimed in on......

T207 Davis blue C

T206 Rare Backs

REFLECTIONS of YOUTH

Collecting Exclusive Series of the T206 Set

rarest tobacco card ?

And, here's a thread dated March 2007, where Bill chimed in regarding the Wagner strip...... A T206 printing question for Bill Heitman, or anyone ?


I have some more responses from Bill around the 2005 - 2007 time period. I will add them later.


TED Z
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[tedzan]

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The stylistic design of the CAROLINA BRIGHTS (CB) backs is one of the best of all the T-brands. American Litho printed these backs during their 350-only series press runs.
My research indicates that 132 subjects were printed with the CB backs.

Our Net54 resident expert on the CB's is Brian Weisner....perhaps he may chime in here and share with us his knowledge.

The CAROLINA BRIGHTS cigarettes were manufactured in Wilson, NC....click on this link for a picture of the factory.... CAROLINA BRIGHTS factory


Here are my CAROLINA BRIGHTS cards (I traded Clymer to Brian Weisner some years ago). How about posting some of your CB's here ?

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To date, 128 subjects have been confirmed with CAROLINA BRIGHTS.

Abbott
Abstein
Anderson
Arrelanes
Atz
Barbeau
Barger
Barry (A's)
Barry (Milwaukee)
Batch
Beck
Bender (trees)
Blackburne
Bliss
Brain
Brashear
Bresnahan (bat)
Burchell
Burke
Burns

Bush
Campbell
Carr
Casey
Chance (portrait-yellow)
Chappelle
Chase (portrait-blue)
Chase (dark cap)
Clark
Clymer
Cobb (portrait-red)
Collins (A's)
Collins (Minneapolis)
Congalton
Cravath
Cree
Davidson
Delehanty (Louisville)
Demmitt (New York)
Dineen

Downey (fielding)
Dubuc
Dunn (Baltimore)
Dunn (Brooklyn)
Dygert
Easterly
Egan
Evans
Evers (bat-yellow sky)
Fiene (portrait)
Fiene (throwing)
Flanagan
Freeman
Ganzel
Gasper
Graham (Boston)
Graham (St Louis)
Gray
Grimshaw
Groom

Hallman
Hannifan
Hartsel
Hinchman (Toledo)
Hoblitzell
Hoffman (Providence)
Hofman
Hulswitt
Jackson
Jones (Detroit)
Kelley
Kisinger
Knight (bat)
Krause (portrait)
Kruger
Lattimore
Lavender
Livingstone
Lord
Lundgren (KC)

Maddox
Maloney
Mathewson (dark cap)
Mattern
McAleese
McCormick
McGann
McGinnity
McGlynn
McLean
Miller (Pittsburg)
Milligan
Murray (bat)
Myers (fielding)
Nattress
Oakes
Oberlin
Pfeister
Phillippe
Pickering

Purtell
Puttman
Quillen
Quinn
Rhodes
Rudolph
Schlafly
Schreck
Scott
Shannon
Sharpe
Slagle
Smith (Buffalo)
Speaker
Stanage
Stephens
Strang
Sweeney (Boston)
Tannehill (Washington)
Taylor

Thomas
Titus
Unglaub
Warhop
White (Buffalo)
Wilson
Wright
Zimmerman


This list is still a work in progress. We are nearing completion, as there are only a few more new CAROLINA BRIGHTS to be discovered.

Recognition goes to Brian Weisner and Art Martineau, who have researched the CAROLINA BRIGHTS cards for many, many years.


TED Z
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[tedzan]

Hi Frank....very interesting.

I have reprised my post #107 here, in which I refer to posts (dating back to 2005 - 2007) where Bill responded on Net54.

I think readers will find them quite interesting....check them out.

Originally Posted by tedzan

* * * * * * * * * * * * T206 Reflections, Theory's, Surveys, etc. * * * * * * * * * * * *




. < < 1st Issue ............ Issued 1980 > >




Here is the 1st issue (1962) of The Sport Hobbyist. Charles Brooks and Frank Nagy were it's co-founders. Most of us old-timers have fond memories of Frank Nagy.
Frank ran a mail auction for many decades. I saved his interesting notes (from early 1980's) which he would include with the cards won from his auction. Example:
he would often reduce the amount of your winning bid because the closest bid to it was considerably less than yours. Now, how can you beat that ?
Frank's auction stuff was very eclectic, 19th Century - 1970's cards (all sports and non-sports). I recall winning T206 (Ex) commons for $1 - $2 each. And Cobb's,
Lajoie's, Matty's, and CYoung's, etc. for less than $10 each.


In 1980, Bill Heitman's book "The Monster" was available. This 28-page book was an awesome reference for us guys new to the world of T206's. It provided us a
better understanding of the complexities of this set; and, also enlightened us and motivated us to go after the elusive rare T206 backs.

Having said all this....can you imagine how some of us on this forum were pleasantly surprised in early 2005 when Bill Heitman responded to this Net54 thread....
Possible Heitman Errors

Here are some more threads that Bill subsequently chimed in on......

T207 Davis blue C

T206 Rare Backs

REFLECTIONS of YOUTH

Collecting Exclusive Series of the T206 Set

rarest tobacco card ?

And, here's a thread dated March 2007, where Bill chimed in regarding the Wagner strip...... A T206 printing question for Bill Heitman, or anyone ?


I have some more responses from Bill around the 2005 - 2007 time period. I will add them later.


TED Z
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