If I was the production manager in charge of the printing of the various T206 brands, it seems perfectly reasonable that I would alter some aspects of the card/paper stock or appearance to be better suited to the product into which the card would be inserted. For a Polar Bear loose tobacco pouch, I might order a solid dark blue back to help hide some of the inevitable tobacco staining. For a narrower American Beauty pack, I might order that the cards be cut a fraction slimmer to fit properly. For a paper thin Coupon pack as opposed to a sturdier slide and shell pack, I might order a paper thin card stock for a lighter weight and to avoid damaging the pack.
However, despite these obvious differences which are unique to each of the aforementioned brands, all of these cards share the same timeline, manufacturer, artwork style, design, production and distribution methods and all should therefore be considered T206's.
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