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T206Collector...important to get my foot in the door on Magie, Demmitt and O'Hara before they all go away for a little while in the hands of the 39 year old collectors that won't get rid of them for 30 or 40 years. I'd like to do the same thing with Plank at some point, but I just haven't seen the right opportunity to even consider it and, frankly, I happen to love my Cobbs and Mathewsons -- I'm not sure how I'd part with them, even if they are replaceable, because I picked them all up for (often well) under $1,200 each. Now that would be difficult if not impossible, except for the Red Cobb SGC 40.
With respect to the Doyle, I am sure there is very good evidence that the Doyle is a true variation. And I have no evidence that it is not. But I am sticking to my guns for the time being. I believe Bill Heitman (or someone with better knowledge than I) has posed an alternate theory which I would like to subscribe to, again, for purely self-interested reasons (that is, I don't own one and they're hard to find.)