George Brown (Washington) - Old Mill
Ted, if you're looking at pop-report data as a guide, I would encourage you to check out the numbers for George Brown (Washington), in particular. PSA shows a total pop of 4 for the Old Mill back. SGC shows a total pop of 2. Those numbers are more consistent with the Old Mill pops for 150-350 cards than for the subsequent series, where Old Mill pops tend to be significiantly higher (except for the Exclusive 12 in 350-460 that you've chronicled extensively).
The same line of thinking that you outlined above would lead me to conclude that George Brown (Washington) was part of the 150-350 series. Its pop-report data is ultra-low, just like so many of the other 150-350 Old Mill backs.
It would be much easier to answer the question at hand if any of these three subjects (Browne-Washington, Dahlen-Brooklyn, or Elberfeld-Washington) came with backs that clearly excluded them from membership in the 150-350 series. That's the case, for instance, with the Lundgren (Kansas City) variation, which comes with a Carolina Brights back. Absent a clear-cut data point such as that, I don't see evidence they're part of the 350-only series. But I'm willing to keep an open mind.
Perchance, has anyone out there ever seen a miscut George Brown (Washington), Dahlen (Brooklyn) or Elberfeld (Washington) with a different player's name printed on top? If such a card existed, that likely would settle the question.
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