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Posted By: JimB

Very interesting. I greatly appreciate Ted and Frank's astute observations. They raise some very serious questions. The academic in me however wants to examine every possibility and be as thorough as possible before making a "definative" determination.

The lack of red and blue on the Bowerman card, etc when it is present on others leads one to think that this would be impossible for a legitimate five card strip. But isn't it possible that since this is presumably a proof that such changes were ultimately made to the Bowerman and Young by the time they got to the the regular press run?

I'll admit that the Wagner does seem to have a particularly sharp resolution, but I think it could just be an example with particularly good focus. As for gloss, that could only be determined in person.

The tan borders are definately strange in comparison with regular production T206s, but again, this was presumably a proof run.

The issue that bothers me the most is the one Frank raises about the color variation between the borders and the "white" areas inside the borders. That one is particularly tough to explain away.

I am not trying to debunk these theories. I think both Ted and Frank have made very sharp observations. I would be curious to know what others think about these potential replies. Before the community writes off a card like this, I think we should be as thorough as possible. Carbon dating would be nice.
JimB