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Ted Zanidakis1st....you are confusing Jon's and my posts....I brought up the subject of the Ty Cobb card. So, I'll respond
to you question on this card. We recently had a lengthy thread on this forum regarding the Ty Cobb/Ty Cobb
card. Actual newspaper clippings were presented that advertised this card in the mid-1910 time period.
2nd....also, I brought up the reason why I think certain T206's are very scarce (e.g., Broad Leaf 460, Lenox,
Red Hindu, Uzit). These T-brands were produced during the transitional period (late 1910-mid 1911) when the
ATC monopoly was being divested; and therefore, had limited distribution. The rare Piedmont 460/42 cards were
inserted in the Liggett & Myers packs in the Spring of 1911 since ATC had transferred their Piedmont production
to the L&M plant in Durham, NC.
The insertion of T206 cards into cigarette packs came to an end by Summer-Fall of 1911 and were replaced by
Militarymen premiums.
TED Z