Posted By:
ty_cobbName as posted above. Have always posted as ty_cobb
since the Full Count Board days, always available
by email, nothing to hide, 25 year T-card collector,
T215 collector (and more friendly in person!)
Glen V asserted there were a lot of reasons not to collect
Pirate T215, I thought I have presented some reasons
why it is collectible. One was that its perceived as
a foreign issue. I merely present that in my study of this 'foreign' issue I was able to establish the UK printers that printed their tobacco cards. Perhaps
with further work it could be established who the US
printers are.
Glen V is right in that I do perceive more monetary
emphasis on the cardboard, than perhaps a collector
like Frank Nagy, or Sir Edgar Wharton-Tigar, who I
perceive as valuing research and study more (so do I).
Obviously people care about what they collect so I
am not minimizing your collecting efforts. I am
suggesting there are other ways to collect/research.
It is only my opinion that I see more emphasis on card acquisition than other aspects of the hobby.