T205 Broad Leaf's
 

How rare is this back? I've never seen one pop up on eBay yet I've heard despite being tough they are just slightly above AB Black and P42's. Is someone hoarding these or are they much tougher (in the Hindu and Drum league)? Also, what type of pricing should one expect on a common in G-VG condition?

T205 BROAD LEAF cards
 

The BROAD LEAF T205's are considerably tougher than AB Black and P42's. But, not in the same league as DRUM and HINDU.


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At one time, the Hindu, Drum and Broadleaf were all considered to be of equality rarity. However time has shown the Hindu the be the toughest followed by the Drum and then the Broadleaf which comes in both black and olive green, both of which are about equal in numbers.

The Hindu's did have a small find a few years ago(10-12?) and the Drums have had two significant finds, but in both cases the cards were lesser condition due to trimming and recoloring, so finding a legit nice one is still tough.

Obviously the number or lack thereof, of players which come with these backs, makes finding one tougher and the few that are found are held longer by collectors.

If you think T206 backs are tough, these T205 backs are several multiples more difficult to find.

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Furthermore,
The following 32 subjects have been confirmed with the BROAD LEAF back.

This list corresponds exactly with the black ink AMERICAN BEAUTY backs, CYCLE backs, and DRUM backs. Only 32
T205 subjects were printed with these 4 backs.


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James Austin
John Bates
Beals Becker
George Bell
William Bergen
Russell Blackburne
Albert Bridwell
Mordecai Brown
Harold Chase (border on shirt)
Frank Corridon
Thomas Downey
Louis Evans
George Graham (blue signature)
Buck Herzog
Richard Hoblitzell
Miller Huggins
Jack Knight
A. Latham
Thomas Leach
John Lobert
Briscoe Lord
Patrick Moran
Frederick Olmstead
George Paskert
Fred Payne
Edward Phelps
John Quinn
Lewis Richie
David Shean
George Stone
Zach Wheat
Harry Wolter


Here is my T205 list of the 20 subjects currently confirmed with HINDU backs (with respect to their Team affiliation).
This list is still a work in progress.

New York Giants
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Leon Ames
Josh Devore
W. R. Dickson

Cincinnatti Reds
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Robert Bescher
Richard Egan
Harry Gaspar

Chicago Cubs
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John Kling
John Pfeister

Detroit Tigers
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George Simmons
Oscar Stanage

Philadelphia Phillies
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Fred Jacklitsch
Sherwood Magee

Washington Senators
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Walter Johnson
GeorgeMcBride

Boston Red Sox
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Clyde Engle
Jacob Stahl

Boston Rustlers
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Bayard Sharpe

Brooklyn Superbas
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Edgar Lennox

Pittsburg Pirates
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Albert Leifield

St Louis Browns
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William Bailey



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