T206 brown LENOX
Here is my theory on the T206 brown LENOX cards.....just a theory, guys, for you to ponder.....so, don't go "wacko" on me.
GIVEN......
1....All (or most) brown LENOX cards are Factory cut; therefore, not "scrap". I view them as legitimate color printing errors.
2....LENOX cards were printed (concurrent with UZIT cards) during the tail-end press runs of the T206 issue (American Litho-
graphic records, circa..early Spring 1911, confirms this).
3....the Brown ink is the same ink used to print the T206 fronts and their captions.
Then, perhaps during these late T206 press runs of the LENOX backs, the printer inked the printing plates with brown ink instead
of black ink. And, printed a few brown LENOX sheets
If so, I think we can predict with better than 50/50 probability which 350/460 series and 460-only T206 cards may be found with
the brown LENOX back by correlating with the subjects of the confirmed UZIT lists....listed here:
The bold listed subjects on this list of confirmed UZIT's are also the currently confirmed brown LENOX cards
350/460 series
Ames (hands in air)
Berger
Bradley (bat)
Burch (fielding)
Cobb (bat off shoulder)
Conroy (bat)
Crawford (bat)
Jennings (one hand)
Jennings (two hands)
Jordan (bat)
Lajoie (bat)
Lake (St Louis-no ball)
Leach (cap)
Leifield (bat)
Manning (pitching)
McQuillan (bat)
Mullin (bat)
Overall (yellow sky)
Pelty (vertical)
Pfeister (throwing)
F. Smith (Chicago & Boston)
Steinfeldt (bat)
Tinker (bat off)
Wagner (bat on right shoulder)
Doc White (pitching)
Wilhelm (bat)
Willetts
Willis (bat)
Wiltse (pitching)
460-only series
Abbaticcio (blue sleeves)
Ball (Cleveland)
Bell (follow thru)
Bridwell (portrait-cap)
Howie Camnitz (arms up)
Harry Camnitz (arms side)
Chance (bat)
Chase (trophy)
Geyer
Herzog (Boston)
Lake (St Louis-with ball)
Latham
Marquard (follow thru)
Merkle (throwing)
Murray (portrait)
Oldring (bat)
Overall (blue sky)
Schaefer (Washington)
Schlei (portrait)
Schlei (bat)
Schulte (back view)
Seymour (portrait)
Tinker (bat on)
Wiltse (portrait-cap)
I have identified 19 brown LENOX cards. Now, I'm aware of two other brown LENOX cards that have been reported, Willis (throw-
ing) and CYoung (glove). However, these two subjects do not exist with UZIT backs. Therefore, they are either anomalies to my
theory or they have been mis-reported ? ?
I expect that more brown LENOX cards will surface. So, please show or tell us of any additional ones not identified here.
Thanks,
TED Z
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