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chiprop 04-22-2010 12:36 PM

I think cards are quite easy to see through the plastic and stand by what I saw. That being said... Of course it's possible, but not likely. Dan

barrysloate 04-22-2010 12:37 PM

Hi Robert- sorry about that. All you sky blue E99/E100 guys look the same.:)

tedzan 04-22-2010 12:42 PM

re....Red Cobb/red HINDU back
 
Dan and Rob A....and, to everyone else who is interested......

Check-out this link before you think, that a RE-BACKED card cannot GRADED with at least a PSA 4
or an SGC 50 grade......Matty (portrait) with Red HINDU back

http://www.t206museum.com/page/periodical_23.html


FURTHERMORE, at that same period (circa 1999-2000) the following re-backed cards were GRADED.

Green Cobb with RED HINDU back

Cobb (bat on) with CAROLINA BRIGHTS back

Cobb (bat off) with PIEDMONT 150 back


ALL THE ABOVE T206 F/B COMBO's ARE IMPOSSIBLE


Do NOT ever underestimate the ability of a Professional Paper Restorer. They can do wonders with
Million's of dollars worth of Artwork....much less a simple little T206 BB card.


And, the next question that arises is......who would pay big $$$$$ for an altered BB card......

Well, someone has paid a small fortune on a GRADED T206 Joe Doyle error card that has a POLAR
BEAR back......folks, THIS IS ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE T206 F/B COMBO.


P.S.....there are many more re-backed cards during that period. These immediately come to mind.
Since, they are obvious NO-NO's. There are others that are valid F/B combo's that have not been
detected. Scary.....isn't it ?


TED Z

wonkaticket 04-22-2010 12:49 PM

I'll also add that the one thing that keeps me from crying foul is the owner of the Brown Hindu Cobbs I highly respect as a T206 collector and that keeps me on the fence a bit here.

Barry agree the chapter on Kevin was good, while I don’t agree with his methods sometimes and thought he lost a lot of credibility with the whole private email thing bragging about sliding bogus cards to forum members...one thing he said is an absolute truth and I would back him 100% on the comment and I quote.

“Nobody’s going to give a shit once it’s in a holder. Somebody’s going to buy it.”

Kevin you’re spot on! Many times the slips should look like this…

http://photos.imageevent.com/piojohn...s/small/64.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/piojohn...s/small/55.jpg

caramelcard 04-22-2010 01:03 PM

Thanks Ted,

I remember the green portrait Cobb/red hindu. It even ended up on ebay. To me, I thought that was a blatant reback job that most anyone could identify. I'm not familar with the others and have ignored anything the T206 museum says so I missed the matty/red hindu. That's a good example though. Thanks for pointing that one out.

Of course, I know that those front/back combos are impossible, but as you know the red portrait Cobb should or could be possible within all existing front/back theories which makes this one exceptional. Usually the folks who reback cards get it wrong as far as what is possible.

I've been looking for 10 years to try to document any Red/Bat Off with red hindu or any Green/Bat On with brown hindu, but I'm starting to come around that maybe none exist.

As stated before, when I asked a few years ago if anyone had a Cobb Bat On with brown hindu, I believe the same fellow who posted the red cobb/red hindu posted a Cobb Bat On brown hindu as well.

Here's that thread: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...cobb+bat+hindu


Rob

caramelcard 04-22-2010 01:06 PM

By the way, I thought Kevin's stuff dealt with removing print on backs to create blank backs or weird color variations.

I don't remember anything to do with rebacking?

Rob

barrysloate 04-22-2010 01:13 PM

Robert- as I recall Kevin rebacked a non-sports card in the presence of author Jamieson and then sent it in to be graded. Jamieson claims he received a package from Kevin several weeks later with that exact card- now in a slab and with a numerical grade. And that's scary.

John- I know Kevin made a huge gaffe on the board but I still believe he is a skilled and knowledgeable paper restorer.

teetwoohsix 04-22-2010 01:20 PM

Is the only reason some veteran collectors have suspicions about the Red Cobb/Red Hindu T206 because only one is known of,or because of the rash of rebacked cards that happened 1999/2000?

I only ask because as was pointed out earlier,it seems this front/back combo could be possible.

I have no opinion-have never even held a Red Hindu (yet :D)in hand,but am really enjoying this thread!!

Sincerely,Clayton

caramelcard 04-22-2010 01:26 PM

John,

We should discuss whether or not we've seen more than one example of a lot of these combinations.

In this thread, Jeff posted a Chase/Red Hindu. I've never seen another.

My friend has a Cy Young glove/red hindu and I don't believe I've seen another.

And your Kleinow? Have you seen another?

There might be others out there, but not sure.

Why haven't we speculated on whether or not the above cards are rebacked?

If any of the Cobbs would break this new found pattern of not being found with a hindu back, it would obviously be the Red portrait "superprint."

Rob

wonkaticket 04-22-2010 01:28 PM

Barry I hear ya,

The facts are simple as long as there is money in this hobby there will be folks willing to take advantage of us. There’s nothing that can be done for every Kevin there are dozens of better equipped more talented card doctors with not so lofty Robin Hood type personas.

These guys will always be one step ahead as all criminals are in almost everything. It’s a game in which the good guys are always one step behind. Unfortunately there will always be one sucker who we will learn from their misfortune. It’s like a bad game of spin the bottle.

All one can really do to protect himself is educate themselves as much as they can, don’t be afraid to ask questions and if it seems fishy walk away.

The only real saving grace this hobby has as there’s no real money in this hobby yet. Get these items in the realm of rare manuscripts and oil paintings/fine art where lots of stuff is trading in six figure and many items are millions. Well boys and girls then you’re in for some real interesting times in regards to fakes.

Kevin’s of the world can perhaps help the graders stop the hacks or common doctor but when the right folks want to sell us fakes were in trouble. Keep in mind folks there are museums who have questionable manuscripts in their collections they paid millions for. This goes for oil paintings and tons of fine art,weapons, cars…the list goes on and on…our little baseball cards are a joke compared to what real crooks can do.

Cheers,

John

teetwoohsix 04-22-2010 01:30 PM

Excellent post Rob,I agree.

Clayton

E93 04-22-2010 01:34 PM

It is my understanding that several groups of rare backed commons were auctioned off around '99-'00 (all bought by an infamous card doctor) and that those backs (with distinctive markings) started ending up on HOFs not long after.

I have no clue as to whether the Cobb/red Hindu is related to this or not. If memories are correct and it dates back to the '80s, then it probably is good. It seems some reliable source remembers seeing a red Cobb/red Hindu back then anyway, even if this one is not it. I agree that the fact that it is a possible/probable combo lends to the likelihood of it being real. The fact that there are no legit brown Hindus of this front makes it all the more possible. If brown Hindus of red/Cobb were real, we would know of many examples. Brown Hindus are not that tough.
JimB

wonkaticket 04-22-2010 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caramelcard (Post 802076)
John,

We should discuss whether or not we've seen more than one example of a lot of these combinations.

In this thread, Jeff posted a Chase/Red Hindu. I've never seen another.

My friend has a Cy Young glove/red hindu and I don't believe I've seen another.

And your Kleinow? Have you seen another?

There might be others out there, but not sure.

Why haven't we speculated on whether or not the above cards are rebacked?

If any of the Cobbs would break this new found pattern of not being found with a hindu back, it would obviously be the Red portrait "superprint."

Rob

Rob,

Fair and good questions.

Chase Hindu yes I think Ted has one.

Kleinow yes seen two in fact one is in REA right now..(Mines nicer..LOL ;))

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=13404

As for Young can't say I've seen a Red Hindu Young Glove...however seen quite a few Hindu cards of Young so he does pop up. In regards to Cobb seen none...

Like I said on the fence a bit still but leaning towards no print for Hindu on Cobb. Do to not seeing them and the connections these cards seem to have to one source who was getting cards from Moser.

Also in reagards to re-backing I'm a lot more inclined to think a re-backer would craft his trade on HOF players vs. a common such as Klienow or even Chase to a degree. Seems silly to destroy a Red Hindu common to create another common..folks are going to go for the gusto..Cobb, Matty even perhaps Young. Sort of like setting up a counterfeiting ring to print $1 dollar bills.

Hope that helps.

John

E93 04-22-2010 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrysloate (Post 802072)
John- I know Kevin made a huge gaffe on the board but I still believe he is a skilled and knowledgeable paper restorer.

That is an understatement!!! Kevin has made numerous huge gaffes!!!
JimB

barrysloate 04-22-2010 01:44 PM

John- well put in post #90, but I slightly disagree with one point- there is plenty of money being funneled into this hobby. True, it's not Vincent van Gogh kind of money, but there are lots of five-figure and six-figure cards trading, and from where I'm sitting that's a lot of money. It's enough to motivate the card doctors.

Jim- I forget Kevin's other huge gaffes.

caramelcard 04-22-2010 01:56 PM

Hey John,

Yeah, that does help. I wasn't aware that Ted had a Chase/Red Hindu.

Lucky guy!

Anyways, I was just trying to make the simple point that just cuz we haven't seen more than one...

I'm not familiar with Moser. I'll search back posts on him. I had no reason to doubt the collector who initially brought the red cobb/red hindu and bat on/brown hindu to the board.

As far as whether or not a rebacker would use a hofer? I think the main thing (if we use what we've seen as evidence) the rebacker goes for is recognizable subjects that are mid grade examples (like yours ;)).

I guess if I was a rebacker, I'd try to put more than one example of a front/back combo into the hobby. Ok we're giving them way too many ideas now.

By the way, not to digress too much out of the red hindu zone, but what were you saying here?

"One would think we would see at least one other in all these years somewhere..heck even during my Murphy quest I found 3 BL460's examples in fact in BL460 there are many cards that have many examples even a single Cobb Red BL460."

Was the Cobb Red BL 460 suspect as well?

cfc1909 04-22-2010 02:13 PM

Rob
 
here is another Chase

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2008/240.html

I have also seen a few Young and Klienow reds over the years-I will try and find a auction result.

wonkaticket 04-22-2010 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caramelcard (Post 802094)
By the way, not to digress too much out of the red hindu zone, but what were you saying here?

"One would think we would see at least one other in all these years somewhere..heck even during my Murphy quest I found 3 BL460's examples in fact in BL460 there are many cards that have many examples even a single Cobb Red BL460."

Was the Cobb Red BL 460 suspect as well?

The BL460 Cobb I feel is legit...it's in an SGC 80 holder now...LOL :) (Not mine)

http://photos.imageevent.com/piojohn...bb%20BL460.jpg

caramelcard 04-22-2010 02:29 PM

Thanks Jim,

What do you think?
Are you convinced that all four Cobbs are impossible with hindu backs?


We need to revisit the blue 7C or FC crayon on the backs of hindus as well. There's so many of them, it must be significant in some way.

Rob

sando69 04-22-2010 02:42 PM

red cobb bl 460
 
john-
that cobb is stunning!
what can you share about it's history?
*i had never seen one before...
thank you for sharing that quality scan!

cfc1909 04-22-2010 03:01 PM

I will try and tell this the best I can.

In the late 90s there was a Donovan Drum that was a part of a group of 10 tough backed 206s that was auctioned by one of the larger auction houses of that time. Later these cards appeared on ebay except for the Donovan. The Donovan never showed up.

Later the Cobb Drum in question was proven rebacked by the scan that was kept of the Donovan. The Cobb Drum had the identical back as the Donovan Drum. Not 100% sure what happened next but I am 100% sure that Donovans back is on Cobb.

This was when the rebacking was brought to light in the hobby. It had been going on for some time and still does.



Robert- first let me say Cobb bat on and green is a possible combo and should exist with Hindu brown.

that said-
I am on the fence with the Cobb Hindu-I have only seen one example each of the browns and only one red also.

I would really like to own one but I have never seen one for sale or auctioned except the red in REA. I would think as a collecting group we should be able to come up with more than one brown Hindu Cobb. Hindu brown is not that difficult and that makes me think we should be able to account for more than one example each.
I can buy one red because they are so much tougher but not just one brown. But who knows maybe a hobby pioneer hoarded these up before us newbies came along

tedzan 04-22-2010 03:06 PM

Rob A......
 
Regarding your ?'s in post #89......
" We should discuss whether or not we've seen more than one example of a lot of these combinations.

In this thread, Jeff posted a Chase/Red Hindu. I've never seen another.

My friend has a Cy Young glove/red hindu and I don't believe I've seen another.

And your Kleinow? Have you seen another?

There might be others out there, but not sure.

Why haven't we speculated on whether or not the above cards are rebacked?

If any of the Cobbs would break this new found pattern of not being found with a hindu back, it would
obviously be the Red portrait "superprint." "

Responses......

(1) Jeff's, REA, and mine (a beater) = 3 - Blue Chase / Red HINDU cards

(2) Your friend's and a beater that I know of = 2 - CYoung / Red HINDU cards

(3) Wonka's, REA, and a possible 3rd = 3 - Kleinow / Red HINDU cards

(4) the 3 "beater" cards noted here date back to the early 1980's (trust me, these were NOT re-backed
cards).

(5) The 6 super-prints are pretty consistent regarding the backs they were printed with. Red HINDU is
the exception....it has only been confirmed with Chance, Chase, & Evers. One fact is certain, all 6 are
AMERICAN BEAUTY 460 and UZIT No-Prints.

Rob....my question to you....you seem to be "fighting" this rash of re-backing that occurred approx. 10
years ago. Can you please explain why ?

Incidently, I have never seen this done with Caramel cards, is that perhaps, why you are skeptical of
what we are telling you regarding T206's ? ?

Finally, if you haven't read my thread on the BL 460 / Red HINDU connection, here is the link to it....

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...broad+leaf+460

Regards,

TED Z

caramelcard 04-22-2010 05:15 PM

Hi Ted,

First off, my user name on this board happens to be "caramelcard" and I do enjoy them, but not everything I say has a hidden "caramel card" agenda. I'm not gonna give my tobacco card resume, but I collect those too! :)

You present a lot (probably more than most on the board) of good theories and questions, but that's what they are. You are not presenting facts every time you state something on this board. Sometimes maybe, but not all the time, so please allow folks to ask questions and present theories that may be contrary to yours and the collective can do what they want with both sides.

You and I end up on opposite sides of the argument a lot for some reason. Most of the time I agree with you. Even if I do it's something about the manner in which you present your theories that makes me want to disagree.

Since you responded to my post about many red hindu cards being one of a kind in such a matter of fact way, I'll do the same.

How do you know my friend's Cy Young glove/red hindu is not the same "beater" that you know of?

You can't always take a little tidbit of your memory and present it as fact because you don't know where these cards are now and how many times you've counted the same card. You don't know how many reports to you from others are inaccurate and how many people have stretched the truth.

My point was that if we only know of one front/back example we don't have to discount it especially if it fits within the normal parameters of T206 back patterns which the red portrait does.

If it's something ridiculous like a green portrait red hindu then by all means let's discount it. ;)

If the red portrait/red hindu example shows some possible signs of rebacking then let's talk about it.

You saying that it's rebacked because you and your buddies think so is not really a great explanation.

I'm not fighting the fact that there was a group of rebacked cards years ago. I remember some of them. I was identifying some differences between those rebacked cards and the Cobb/red portrait.

Those differences...again...were:

1. The Green Cobb/red hindu reback was a messy job and couldn't have been the same person that might have rebacked the red cobb/red hindu.

2. The matty/red hindu, bat on/cb, etc. are not possible whereas the red cobb/red hindu and bat on/brown hindu are.

For the record, I know of a Walter Johnson portrait brown hindu reback that is a fairly obvious job as well.

Now, all this being said. I'm with you on this. I've never been able to confirm (except the two on this board) any T206 Cobb with a hindu back it seems that it COULD BE some kind of anomaly.

Rob

JP 04-22-2010 05:50 PM

Rob, very eloquent and well thought out post. It was a pleasure reading such a thoughtfully constructed summary...rare on these boards!

tedzan 04-23-2010 02:15 AM

Rob

re..Cobb/red Hindu

There are a few us on this forum that are privy to the background scenario regarding this card. I am not at liberty
to reveal the facts. However, this scenario casts significant doubt as to the authenticity of this card.

re..Chase and CYoung red Hindu "beaters"

I am sure that your friend's CYoung/red Hindu is not the same "beater" that I know of, since this Young resides in
the collection of a long-time friend of mine, who acquired his Young in the early 1980's. He also has my Chase, as
I traded it to him a year ago. He specializes in rare T206 backs....he currently has about a dozen red Hindu's.

If you perceive that my responses here appear to be somewhat contentious, then I am really sorry about that. I do
not mean to be. I guess, I've become somewhat jaded in having to repeatedly explain my stand on this Cobb (hav-
ing known the aforementioned background scenario regarding this Cobb).

Really, there is no reason why we cannot have a reasonable dialogue on this subject. I can appreciate the fact that,
since this card is graded, it causes some to question my stand on it. However, as we've already noted, there have
been some graded cards that have been proven fakes....and, fortunately these cases are far and few between.


TED Z

E93 04-23-2010 11:56 AM

I never did post my example.
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/6...ndfrontcut.jpg http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1...ndubackcut.jpg

wonkaticket 04-23-2010 12:59 PM

Super card Jim!

tedzan 04-23-2010 02:32 PM

Collecting T206's with HINDU pairs
 
Nice Wheat/red HINDU....thanks for posting it, Jim. Wheat is one of my favorite T206's.


Another T206 challenge, pairing same players with their Brown and Red HINDU cards.


<img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/150sheckard460hindu.jpg" alt="[linked image]">



Hey guys, let's see some more red HINDU cards. So far, only 9 (of 40) are on display here.


TED Z

Brian Weisner 04-23-2010 03:03 PM

Hi JimB,
Nice Wheat.... I have one in a PSA 4 holder too... But your card is nicer.
Hi Ted,
I know of 2 very nice Young/Red Hindu's, 1 sold in EX-MT condition(1998 Oser auction) and the other was sold as trimmed in a group of Red Hindu's several years ago.

Be well Brian

hank_jp 04-23-2010 03:32 PM

Young Glove Red Hindu
 
I bought the Young Red Hindu quite a few years ago that Brian referred to as part of an auction lot. I later sold it at one of the Philly Shows after SGC encapsulated it as "Authentic" trimmed.
Those were the days that trimmed cards had very little respect and Red Hindus were not yet atmospherically priced.
In every other respect it was a real beauty and is the kind of card I would be proud to have in the raw T206 set I'm putting together with my my son.
If the new owner ever tires of it please let me know.

Hank

tedzan 04-23-2010 04:29 PM

Thanks Brian W
 
That accounts for 4 red HINDU's of CYoung. And, there is at least 3 known Johnson's.

Hey guys, consider this....how many red HINDU cards were destroyed by those nasty dudes,
who were re-backing T206's these past 12 years ? ?

Best regards ole buddy,

TED Z

cfc1909 04-23-2010 06:51 PM

2 Attachment(s)
a couple more HOF red Hindus

Attachment 17685

Attachment 17686

JP 04-23-2010 06:58 PM

Has anyone ever seen a Red Hindu O'leary (hands on knees)? I need one for a back set I'm working on, and have yet to see one...yet they must exist???

Brian Weisner 04-23-2010 07:03 PM

Two more for Ted and Jim,

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...can0020-10.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...Scan0022-5.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...can0019-12.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...Scan0016-9.jpg


Be well Brian

cfc1909 04-23-2010 07:17 PM

very nice B



JimB-nice Wheat-you were holding out on us-just kidding...:D

teetwoohsix 04-23-2010 10:23 PM

I am still trying to come up with a logical explanation as to why a relatively small amount of Hindu backs are printed in the red ink.

Could the Red Hindu's have been sort of a promotional deal,or a card meant to be included as a "special offer",thus resorting in a very limited print run?

One thing I wondered about-has anyone discovered any evidence as to which was printed first-Brown Hindu,or Red Hindu?

One of the only other theories that seem to make a little sense is that the Red Hindus were sort of a mistake.Or a test run of some sort.It would be neat to solve this mystery.

Sincerely,Clayton

tedzan 04-24-2010 07:16 AM

UPDATED list of Red HINDU's....show off your T206's
 
Clayton

No real mystery regarding the the HINDU cards. The Brown HINDU's were printed and issued in the Summer of
1909 along with the 1st (150) series of T206's.
The Red HINDU's were printed and issued in late 1910 (early 1911) with the last (460) series of T206's. It has
become apparent that the Red HINDU's were printed simultaneously with the BROAD LEAF 460 cards.

The HINDU brand wasn't as popular as the PIEDMONT, SOVEREIGN & SWEET CAPORAL brands; thus, there are
less HINDU cards to be found. Furthermore, it is fair to conclude that the Red HINDU cards were short-printed,
since they were printed at the tail end of the T206 press runs. This certainly would account for their scarcity.

Why American Litho. used RED ink to print the last series of HINDU's remains a curiosity.


TED Z

Abravefan11 04-24-2010 07:27 AM

Ted-

Just a guess...since the BL460 and Red Hindu's were printed simultaneously maybe ALC switched the Hindu back color from brown to red to contrast the Broad Leaf back color.

teetwoohsix 04-24-2010 07:44 AM

Thanks TedZ,for setting me straight on when these were printed.I appreciate the help,and that clears up something that was blocking my focus.

Sincerely,Clayton

Chicago206 04-24-2010 08:36 AM

What is your best guess estimate as to the total number of surviving Red Hindus? Are we talking sub 1,000, or more like sub 5,000?

ullmandds 04-24-2010 08:39 AM

1000 surviving red hindus? are you kidding? I'd guess there are less than 1/2 that...probably even less than that.

GoldenAge50s 04-24-2010 10:42 AM

Why American Litho. used RED ink to print the last series of HINDU's remains a curiosity.

It just may be something as simple as to distinguish the most common beginning T206's (1909) from the scarcer, end of the run T206's (1911)

tedzan 04-24-2010 04:30 PM

UPDATED list of Red HINDU's....show off your T206's
 
Fred Y

That's the best explanation for the Red ink printing that I've heard so far.

Best regards,

TED Z

Abravefan11 04-24-2010 09:37 PM

Ted,

Has a color comparison been done with the time line of when T206 backs were printed?

Does the Sovereign change in green coincide with an AB printing for example?

Just curious as this may have something to do with the Hindu change from brown to red as I mentioned before with them being printed the same time as the Broad Leaf 460.

FUBAR 04-24-2010 10:47 PM

it could be something simple like they ran out of brown.... because it probably really didn't matter to them, it was after all, just a card..

a different green could be simply a different batch.


I really think people are over analyzing things. Remember , the card is just a throw in to a 5 cent pack of smokes, i don't imagine they were overly critical of the exact ink color. They probably used what they had.

Abravefan11 04-24-2010 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUBAR (Post 802608)
it could be something simple like they ran out of brown.... because it probably really didn't matter to them, it was after all, just a card..

a different green could be simply a different batch.

Jim -

I appreciate what you're saying but ALC wasn't a small print house where running out of ink would be no big deal.

Even if it didn't matter to them they were working for ATC and with such a huge customer they certainly cared about what they were doing and the why down to the correct factory designation.

Along with the Hindu red the Sovereign greens were changed for a reason, we just haven't figured out why yet.

toppcat 04-25-2010 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abravefan11 (Post 802611)
Jim -

I appreciate what you're saying but ALC wasn't a small print house where running out of ink would be no big deal.

Even if it didn't matter to them they were working for ATC and with such a huge customer they certainly cared about what they were doing and the why down to the correct factory designation.

Along with the Hindu red the Sovereign greens were changed for a reason, we just haven't figured out why yet.

I wonder if it's as simple as their advertising for the Hindu brand went to more reddish colors? Just a guess. As for Sovereign green, I used to work in a textile plant and a good friend of mine was the color man. Sometimes as minor a thing as a drop or two of one color in a mix being eliminated would lead to variations. It may have been as simple as a different color man doing the mixes.

Abravefan11 04-25-2010 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toppcat (Post 802644)
It may have been as simple as a different color man doing the mixes.

It could be that simple but I would think we would see color variations in other backs given the amount of cards printed and number of times ALC workers would have had to mix the inks.

However the Sovereign color change was uniform across a print run from what I understand. To many known cards to be just a mistake or variance.

teetwoohsix 04-25-2010 09:11 AM

You all are making some great points!!Tim,I was also wondering about the Sovereign forest green/apple green mystery change while I was thinking about the Red Hindu back-it's hard to determine if this was a mistake,a well planned out marketing strategy,simply running out of a certain color,possibly an off mix,or done intentionally to separate the first series Brown Hindu from the latter series Hindu(Red).I think every possibility is worth exploring!!

Sincerely,Clayton

Edit to add-Tim,you may be on to something with the color comparison.I have no idea if it's been done already,but sounds like a good comparison to do,and could possibly bring us closer to understanding more about this.

Abravefan11 04-25-2010 09:34 AM

Last note and I'll let the experts take over:

Ted found that the "Apple Green" Sovereign backs were exclusive to the 350/460 print run. Here's the link to the thread.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...overeign+apple

During this same print run ALC dropped the frame from the American Beauty backs.

Are the two related, I don't know.

These things lead me to believe that ALC was very conscious of what they were doing in regards to the backs including the colors they used to print them. After all to ATC the back was more important than the front.

cfc1909 04-25-2010 12:12 PM

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=112571


post #27 tells of the apple green Sovereign-Ted also figured out the No Print


red Hindus are a bit different than Sovereign apple green because apple greens are 350-460 players only and red Hindu can be 350-460 and 460 only

Jim VB 04-25-2010 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toppcat (Post 802644)
Sometimes as minor a thing as a drop or two of one color in a mix being eliminated would lead to variations. It may have been as simple as a different color man doing the mixes.



LOL! For close to 30 years my wife has laughed at me that I lived my life as a box of Crayola 8 Crayons (What do you mean there's more than one blue?) while she, and my 16 year old daughter work off the Pantone Color Chart, with infinite choices.

I still do NOT understand how we can be ready to paint a room, she can look at the yellow paint, and say "That's got too much red in it!"

Abravefan11 04-25-2010 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cfc1909 (Post 802690)
red Hindus are a bit different than Sovereign apple green because apple greens are 350-460 players only and red Hindu can be 350-460 and 460 only

Jim - Sometimes I'm guilty after 3 or 4 posts of seeming to stray from my original thought. Here' what I was trying to say in a nutshell.

ALC made deliberate changes to the backs of some cards during specific print runs. I mentioned the "Apple Green" Sovereigns as an example of a definitive switch in ink color and not just an anomaly. Same with the red Hindu's, that was a change made for a reason.

The answer could lie in the groups of cards that were printed at the same time.

If we know through Ted's research that the Red Hindu's were printed with the Broad Leaf 460's could the brown back of the Broad Leaf have caused ALC to make the switch to Red for the Hindu's to make the backs have greater contrast?

cfc1909 04-25-2010 01:40 PM

Tim
 
You are all good, and we need more members like you. I just wanted to add facts and not let my partners head get too big...:D:D:D

I will soon have to bring my dumptruck to the shows so I can carry Teds head...:cool::D:cool:

Together in the past year or two, we have made great strides on the 206 set and Ted deserves a great portion of that credit. However, you do as well and so do several other members that don't post often but put a great amount of effort in. This is great for the forum and the collecting community.

tedzan 04-27-2010 07:41 AM

Hey Jim........
 
" I will soon have to bring my dumptruck to the shows so I can carry Teds head "


A better idea is to bring your dumptruck to the show full of vintage BB cards that we can
sell at 1990's (or even 1980's) prices.

Then, we'll add some excitement to the Philly show and perhaps revive it :)

21st Century prices for vintage BB cards have become exceedingly "out of sight, man" ! !

Let's bring back the greatness of the WILLOW GROVE days :) :)


TED Z

cfc1909 04-27-2010 12:22 PM

Hey Buddy

I would like to revive the Philly show because I am really starting to have fun at this but only way I could fill my dumptruck with cards is to stop by your house...:D

White Borders 04-27-2010 01:31 PM

Jim ...
 
If you'ld bring a dumptruck full of fresh fish to a show, I'd be tempted to make a trip eastward for 'em :D

cfc1909 04-27-2010 01:48 PM

Craig-that may be possible right now-Marylands Eastern Shore is on fire --me and Jim jr caught bass,crappie,blue gill,pickeral and some catfish last Saturday. We just took pictures and let them go.
Rockfish season started too and will not be letting them go-I will try and post some pics when I get them developed.

tedzan 04-28-2010 01:24 PM

Hey Craig
 
Whether Jim is hauling Stone, Fish, or BB cards in his truck to the show....go East young man.
After all, how many BB card shows are there out in Kansas ?

Is the Overland Park Show still an event ? ....or, am I dating myself ? ?

It would be really nice to see you.


TED Z

White Borders 04-28-2010 06:09 PM

Hey Ted
 
there's not much in the way of card shows in the Midwest that i'm aware of ... the last time i went to the Overland Park show Mickey Mantle was signing autographs, so obviously i haven't been to it in ages! I'd guess some of the KC folks like Brian McQ could tell us what it's like these days. Two or three years ago Levi (707) said he was going to set up at it and asked if i was going to make the drive up, but i had too much going on that weekend.

maybe next year the wife and i can take a vacation to Philly and i can just coincidentally arrange it for when there is a big show ;)

tedzan 04-30-2010 03:20 PM

List of known Red HINDU's....can you add any new ones ?
 
Last call for additional Red HINDU cards.....we know of only 40 - T206's. Please show or tell us of your
Red HINDU cards


The Red HINDU cards were printed and issued in the Winter of 1910 (and very early 1911). It appears
that the 350/460 series Red HINDU cards were printed as "matched pairs" with the BROAD LEAF 460
cards, since these two scarce T206 backs have in common identical fronts.

Did you know that the Red HINDU's were virtually unknown when Bill Heitman published his book, "The
Monster" in 1980 ? Bill noted that only 6 cards were known. They are indeed very rare.....in my opinion,
almost as rare as BROAD LEAF 460 cards.

So let us see your Red HINDU's. All posts are welcome regarding Red HINDU cards....and, certainly any
questions that you may have.


Example of 350/460 series card with the Red HINDU back......


<img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/brownhinduredbk.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

28 confirmed Red HINDU cards in the 350/460 series (of a possible 56)

Baker
Bender (no trees)
M. Brown (Chicago)
Chance (portrait-yellow)
Chase (blue)
Chase (dark cap)
Davis (A's)
Donlin (bat)
Doolan (bat)
Downey (bat)
Larry Doyle (bat)
Elberfeld (Washington-fielding)
Evers (Chicago-yellow sky)
Griffith (bat)
Johnson (pitching)
Joss (pitching)
Kleinow (Boston)
Konetchy (glove low)
Magee (bat)
O'Leary (hands at knees)
Rucker (throwing)
Seymour (throwing)
Snodgrass (fielding)
Stahl (glove)
Street (fielding)
Sweeney (New York)
Willis (throwing)
CYoung (glove)


Example of 460-only series card with the Red HINDU back......

<img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/150tannehill460.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
<img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/150tannehill460b.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

12 confirmed Red HINDU cards in the 460-only series (of a possible 46)


Crandall (cap)
Devore
Duffy
Ford
Gandil
Geyer
Hummell
McGraw (glove hip)
Pfeffer
Sheckard (glove)
Tannehill (Chicago)
Wheat

The 40 cards listed here are accurate as of 4/30/10....if Net54er's can confirm any new Red HINDU cards,
please post your input(s) or email me at......

tedzan11@comcat.net


Please no PM's

Thank you,

TED Z


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