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Posted By: Joe Pelaez

Joe Pelaez:

"The word rare on this board, has lost it's total meaning.
Personally, I love that piece, and I also would be interested in it, but to call a scarce printing scrap rare, is stretching it a bit.
Actually, if you were to re read my question, you might notice that the point of my question was directed at Mr. Peter C."

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Leon, in answer to your question:

"Joe July 23 2007, 3:08 PM

I really think the subject Old Mill T206 is cool looking, don't you? Have you ever seen any others like it, or any other brands of T206, with upside down backs? best regards"

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YES.

Leon, you have to realize, that before you, and many others on this board entered the hobby, back during the decade of the 1980's, I was able to fly to every major show in the country.
I would spend a long weekend in Calfornia, do a Berkus show, then shoot up to the SFO area for a Lee show.
Both shows being a 600 to 1000 table shows.
I would do the Chicago area, the STL area, the Texas area, the Denver area, and I lived in the NYC Metropolitan area.
Because I worked for an airline, I had an advantage over the majority of collectors, and I could always get it cheaper some where else.
The first year, I didn't realize the advantage, but after that, look out.
I did the show circuit as a collector, like Rosen wished he had as a dealer.

How do you think I amassed two almost complete T206 sets.
T205, T201, T209 type I, good chunk of the T209 type II ETC etc etc.

I got to see a lot of cards, although I learned well, and did well, I wish I knew then, what I know now.

My advise to new collectors, that want to be collectors.

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT RELY ON A THIRD PARTY.

DO IT YOURSELF.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO KNOW THE TERRITORY.

Joe Pelaez