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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Barry - now that we have that settled what about taking Coupon Type II's , Red Cross Type II's and Victory and making it one set produced between 1913-1915. Below is a Coupon Type II, Red Cross Type II and Victory (in that order)




Curiously, although it hasn't yet been debated, Coupon Type II's and III's, and Red Cross Type I's and II's have identical back frame designs. Below is a Red Cross back and a Coupon Type II back (in that order).



Also, I have not decided where to put Red Cross Type I's but my vote would be with T206's. I agree that they are very similar to the T206 set in that they have the same front characteristics. Although they are listed as being produced in 1912, how accurate is this date?

So, here is my re-classification of Barry's 3 above:

1.) Traditional 15 brands/backs of the T-206 set

2.) Coupon Type I's and Red Cross Type I's that I believe should be added to what we call "T206s"

3.) Coupon Type II's, Red Cross Type II's and Victory which I believe should constitute one set.

Lastly, I note that I did not classify Coupon Type III's in my "newly created" set consisting of Coupon Type II's, Red Cross Type II's and Victory. I believe Coupon Type III's should be a stand-alone set (and in my opinion, the only set that should be called T213). Here's my rationale... Coupon Type III's were produced well after Type I's and Type II's (1919). The back design differs from Type I's and Type II's, and, most importantly, the front design differes from both Type I's and Type II's (no team designation on Type III's).

Coupon Type I's fit nicely with the T206 designation - produced in 1910 (same year as T206's), same front design, same back design.

Coupon Type II's fit nicely with my newly created set with Red Cross Type II's and Victory - all produced between 1913-1915 (similarity in years, consecutive years of production ala T206), same front designs. [I know back design differs for Victory but not all back designs are the same in the T206 set]

Coupon Type III's are just the "odd set out." It is a stand-alone set produced at the end of the decade.