Posted By:
robert aFrank,
Of course, I'm not an expert either, but why are any t206 overprinted?
I figured that the product (in this case Old Mill SL cards) were sent from the VA factory to the NY factory for distribution in the NY area. The NY factory decided to overstrike their line over the VA line, but did it backwards. As discussed in the eariler thread, the red ink (and brown ink) are the same colors used on other cards that came out of the NY factory (Sweet Cap, Hindu). One sheet might have been a correction of the upside down strike (which still missed the original line). I think the brown with red overprints are printers scrap. The Greminger looks hand cut just like the blank backs that I have.
It would be nice to know around how many are out there of each. Again, more than a few collectors include these on their back checklists, but not sure how many actually exist. They are "striking" though!
Merry X-Mas everyone!
Robert