Posted By:
robert aHi Derek,
The font color is the same as T206. Neither are black.
I've been collecting these type 1s casually for a few years and they're very hard to come by.
I've always thought they should be considered T206, but let's provide some reasons for each side.
I think people get too hung up on the designations which aren't always that important.
Reasons for:
T206 is really not one set, but just a group of many sets (Polar Bear, Piedmont, etc.) that happens to carry that designation due to the cards having the same style and being issued during the same years.
T213-1s still have the same color font and same back bordering as many T206 type backs like Cycle, Broadleaf, Drum and others.
To my knowledge, the teams are the same and the cards are issued during the same years as T206
It looks like many of the T206 so called "superprints" are present within Coupon type 1s
Reasons against:
Thinner stock
I think the main reason is that the backs state "Baseball Series" and don't give any regard to a distinct series (150, 350) and also don't state "Assorted."
Any other reasons you guys can think of that clearly separate these two issues?
Rob