T205 was an unfinished set. The backs note 400 subjects, far more than were printed. Subject count is often off by a couple subjects, but not by 50%. Lajoie and Crawford are probably absent because the set was never finished and only some of the planned waves actually issued. Plank and Wagner are absent because the lithographers followed NY privacy law and probably had some contractual issues with them of some nature. Period accounts support the traditional narrative on Wagner.
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