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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Mr. TY COBB

Reprising what we know about these 5 Subjects........

150 Series

Jennings (portrait).....exists only with PIEDMONT 150

Magie (portrait)........exists only with PIEDMONT 150

Plank (portrait).........exists with PIEDMONT 150, SWEET CAP 150/25 & SWEET CAP 150/30

Wagner (portrait)......exists with PIEDMONT 150, SWEET CAP 150/25 & SWEET CAP 150/30

350 Series

Joe Doyle (error).......exists only with PIEDMONT 350

Plank (portrait).........exists only with SWEET CAP 350/30


The Plank and Wagner cards being available with more Sweet Caporal's than Piedmont's are somewhat of a mystery. Sometime
back, I hypothesized that Plank was "yanked" due to the American Caramel Company having exclusive rights to Plank (E91 and
E90-1 sets preceded T206)....Ditto, for Wagner.
This litigation forced ATC to "cease and desist" their initial Piedmont Plank's and Wagner's (although a few Wagner's "escaped"
into the marketplace). However, the 2nd press run of Sweet Cap. Plank's and Wagner's did make it into in the marketplace for
a short while....until the "cease and desist" order caught up with this batch.

What is NOT a mystery is that Magie, Jennings (in the 150 Series), and Doyle do not exist as Sweet Caporal cards....PERIOD.

These 3 T206's without a doubt prove that the Piedmont brand was the 1st printed and the 1st in the marketplace.

TED Z