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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

That is great stuff, I for one cannot get enough of this type of information on
the T206 set.....it just fascinates me. When I started collecting my 1st set,
in the early '80s, I was just content to acquire the 521 cards (Magie was a
reasonably priced card back then). I was not interested in the backs, I had
more important priorities....family, job, etc. In recent years, being retired,
my incessant curiousity regarding this set, has motivated me to concentrate
on the various backs.

I have completed my subset of the different backs, except Broad Leaf 460 (and
I am in the "school" that doesn't think the Ty Cobb back is a T206 issue......
the front isn't the same and it has a unique "Factory 33" on the back).

I'm happy that you seem to support my theory regarding the Piedmont brand being
favored by the T206 designers. I have recently reduced my 2nd T206 set to only
Piedmont backs and have embarked on a 518-card "all Piedmont" set. I realize it
would really be 522....but, I just can't afford Joe Doyle, Magie, Wagner, and the
one (or two) Plank's that exist with Piedmont backs.

So, at this point in time I have completed the 153 cards in the "150 Series".
I have 42 of the 48 So. Lgers and all the 48 cards of the "460-only" Series.
And, I have 177 of the "350 Series"; so, I need less than 100 to achieve this
all-Piedmont set.