[Archive]

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

This last statement of your's is an excellent one, and worthy of a response......

"And it is quite interesting to contemplate the timeline of when American Litho printed (and
when tobacco companies distributed) red portrait Cobb cards across all of the brands."


Here goes, and I hope Scot Reader chimes in here....if my timeline is off-base.

This timeline applies to the Red portrait Cobb.


......................350-only Series............................................ .....460 extension of 350 Series

Winter 1909......Spring 1910......Summer 1910............Fall 1910........Winter 1910/Spring 1911

Piedmont
Sweet Cap........Sovereign.......American Beauty........Broad Leaf..............Sovereign 460
EPDG..................Old Mill...............Cycle...................Coupon. ...............Piedmont 460
.............................................Ty Cobb back............Drum...................Sweet Cap 460
..............................................Pola r Bear..........................................Leno x, Uzit
...............................................Tol stoi..............Carolina Brights...........Red Hindu
.................................................. .................................................. .Broad Leaf 460


Hope this provides you a realistic timeline.....it may be subject to minor adjustment,


TED Z