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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

JimB

Bender and Harry Davis are not the only A's in the 1st (150) Series of T206's.
There are also Doolin, Murphy, Nicholls, Oldring and Powers. But, these guys are
not in contention, as they were not in the E90-1 set.

But, a possible answer to your question regarding Bender and Davis (and perhaps
any other A's players) is.....in order to have exclusive rights to their guy, Plank....
Am. Caramel "threw a few bones" to the T206 guys by allowing them to depict the
other A's players.
Such negotiations are not unusual in the "BB card Wars" between Candy, Tobacco,
and Gum producers.

This was the case between Goudey and National Chicle....ditto, for Bowman vs Leaf
and, Topps vs Bowman.

And Jim, you have to get off this "tobacco thing"....there has never been any proof of
this regarding Plank...."anti-tobacco is just another word, for nothing left to excuse"....
paraphrasing Janis Joplin, 1969.

TED Z