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Scott ElkinsHowever, according to everything I have heard about these 1950's Piedmont Wagners, they were printed NOT to fool anybody (I think I have stated this multiple times, but will once more). They were printed to simply fill "holes" in collections. I also agree that there could have been some printer's scrap Wagners at the Piedmont factory as well that made it out and were never issued. However, I could agree with this more if there were some Piedmont Wagners that were actually issued in Piedmont Cig. packs. Again, if that was the case, there should be about twice as many Piedmont Wagners as there are SC's. Then, maybe the guys printing Piedmont cards caught wind of Wagner's willingness NOT to be included before the SC factory guys and never issued the card in a pack - thus, leaving a few examples of printer's scrap - that would also be plausible. If Scott B. has looked at the one Wagner he mentions and believes the card is printer's scrap, I have no reason to not believe him, as this is plausible. However, there still were Piedmont 150 Wagners printed in the 1950's - again NOT to deceive anyone.
Whether it is printer's scrap from 1909 or not, I wouldn't touch a Piedmont Wagner with a ten foot pole! I will go back to provenance for this one. While none of the Piedmont Wagners can be traced back past the 1950's, several of the Sweet Caporal Wagners certainly can be.