Posted By:
Brian Weisner Hi Guys,
Here is some interesting information about the American Lithograph Co:
http://www.spoonercentral.com/knapp/ALCO.html
Just as I suspected, the Dukes did have something to do with it.... It turns out that the American Lithograph company was the same as the ATC a monopoly that controled 90% of the market.
Ted, I think there are no T206 sheets in existence because ALCO delivered a finished product to the factories. The fact that a few E card sets and a few Old Judge sheets survived is a miracle, not the norm. I can name a lot more sets with no uncut sheets before 1920 than you can with. And including Bowman and Topps sheets from the late 40's and early 50's is like comparing Texas Tommy's to Leaf. Be well Brian
PS I'm happy you have some nice uncut sheets, but I don't think you should expect to find any of T cards anytime soon, unless they are hand made.