The "questionable" factor of these 2 cards
** is not that they're questionable. But it's damn difficult to find them if you are working on
a run of the
Elite 11 group. T206
PIEDMONT 350 cards normally aren't considered to be rare. But all 11 of these guys certainly are.
** Dahlen (Boston) and
** Spencer are without a doubt the most difficult to find of the
Elite 11 group. Here is the timeline of the transitional status of 10 of these
players during the time American Lithographic started printing PIEDMONT 350 backs.
Bill Dahlen............... Oct 27, 1909....signed by Brooklyn.
[this may explain why Dahlen (Boston) was short-printed].
Bob Ewing............... Jan 10, 1910....traded to the Phillies
Bob Ganley.............. May 18, 1909....traded to Philadelphia A's
Tom Jones............... Aug 20, 1909....traded to Detroit
Ed Karger................ June 9, 1909.....sold to St. Paul Saints (American Association)
............................. July 26, 1909....traded to Boston (AL)
Vive Lindaman......... July 7, 1909....Major League career ends
Carl Lundgren.......... Apr 23, 1909....Major League career ends
Germany Schaefer.....Aug 13, 1909....traded to Washington
Al Shaw.................. 1910....played with Wichita Jobbers (Western League)
Tubby Spencer......... Circa July 1909....after catching 28 games with Boston, he quit them for the season
[this may explain why Spencer was short-printed].
............................. In 1910 he played for the St. Paul Saints (American Association).
TED Z
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