I believe all the "white border" t-cards of the period deserve a looking through--consider subject, series, design, etc...The pieces of the puzzle may reveal a bigger picture---
Just to clarify--I'm in no way saying all white borders are T206's, but I am suggesting that there are links between issues that have yet to be discovered. For example T214, T215, and T213-2 & -3--how are they related--are they similar in subjects and series in a fashion like T206? They sure look alike on the front! Is their a pattern across these issues to suggest they were the "second coming" of T206 or were they produced with leftover supplies in swamps of Louisiana...the regional separation does suggest that there was perhaps an attempt to recreate the T206 (ATC) model in Louisiana using Coupon, Victory, Red Cross, etc. instead of Piedmont, Old Mill, Drum, etc...
Similar patterns do exist in the caramel world as well between E90-1, E92, etc. and T216....Makes me wonder if the tobacco industry in Louisiana was trying to model their distribution policies after the Northeast albeit a couple of years later with the same subject manner....
I believe research of this type could help tell the tales needed to reveal the history behind the hobby's most intriguing mysteries. There must be some unifying theory out there that explains and delineates all the moving parts without faulter--to the Bat Mobile, but let's get another Abita Amber first....
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