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Posted By: PC

And to close the loop on the "Cincinnati" part of the overprint ...



It is impossible to know whether the Cincinnati on the overprint came from the original Bescher artwork, or from the Egan, or from another source. It may even be a second overprint, separate from Bescher's face. We do know that T206s have numerous jersey name changes, and in the case of the Cincinnati players, all of the team names appear to be altered (with black borders added around the letters). So, it should not be surprising that a Bescher test overprint has a team name that is different from the final Bescher portrait. What is interesting is that the name appears almost unaltered on the T206 Egan.