[tedzan]

Regarding the thickness (or lack of it) of the T213-1 stock......this is a "red-herring". Pardon my use of this idiom, but there are more significant factors
that reinforce the present day thinking that the 1910 "COUPON" set of cards should be re-classified as one more T-brand in the T206 set family.

(1)....This set includes 48 - Major League subjects derived from an early T206 press run of the 350-only series.

(2)....From the 48 subjects in the Southern League series (OLD MILL & PIEDMONT runs), twenty T206 subjects of the Southern Association are included
in this set since the COUPON tobacco was available in the Gulf region.


And before some of you jump on me for including the Six Super Prints in the "350-only" series, these 6 subjects were initially printed as part of this series.
Then these Super Prints were initially extended into the 460 series when American Litho. short-printed them in the SOVEREIGN 460-only press run.

Actually, Scot Reader's definition of the Six Super Prints is the most accurate............

"These 6 cards were initially 350-only subjects; and, subsequently 460-only subjects".


OK....in my opinion, the T213-1 cards were Short-printed (circa Spring/Summer 1910) and were shipped to the tobacco plant in New Orleans (Factory #3)
to be associated with this relatively new brand identified as "COUPON".
Obviously, these cards were not meant to serve as "stifferners" in their packs. As most tobacco cards have been. Perhaps Jon Canfield will inform us about
the nature of the early "COUPON" cigarette packs (or boxes).

Do we really know if these cards were actually inserted into packs ?

Perhaps these cards may have been distributed like the Ty Cobb/Ty Cobb card......not as inserts.


TED Z