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JamesWHello all,
I'm starting a Bob Bescher collection and need some help confirming the existence of his cards.
What I'd like to know is if the following cards exist.
From Bill Heitman's T206 Monster Book it's possible that the following backs are used.
T206 Bescher, Cincinnati (Portrait):
American Beauty Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA (with frame)
American Beauty Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA (without frame)
Broadleaf Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Carolina Brights Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Cycle Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Drum Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
El Principe De Gales Factory No. 17 2nd Dist. State VA
Old Mill Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA (Black)
Old Mill Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA (Brown)
Piedmont Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Polar Bear Factory No. 6 1st Dist. State OH
Sovereign Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Sweet Caporal Series 350 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Sweet Caporal Series 350 Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY
Tolstoi Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY
T206 Bescher, Cincinnati (Hands In Air):
American Beauty Series 460 Factory No. 42 4th Dist. State NC
Broadleaf Series 460 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Cycle Series 460 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
El Principe De Gales Factory No. 17 2nd Dist. State VA
Lenox Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY (Black)
Lenox Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY (Brown)
Old Mill Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA (Black)
Old Mill Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA (Brown)
Piedmont Series 350-460 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Piedmont Series 350-460 Factory No. 42 4th Dist. State NC
Polar Bear Factory No. 6 1st Dist. State OH
Sovereign Series 460 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Sweet Caporal Series 350-460 Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. State VA
Sweet Caporal Series 350-460 Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY
Sweet Caporal Series 350-460 Factory No. 42 4th Dist. State NC
Sweet Caporal Series 350-460 Factory No. 42 4th Dist. State NC (Overprint)
Tolstoi Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY
Uzit Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. State NY
From searching eBay auctions, I've confirmed that the BOLD backs do exist. From reading about the T206 backs on http://www.T206Museum.com I'm not sure if the American Beauty 350 Series without frame really exists. From the article, it said that the American Beauty without frame was mostly found on cards that were issued in both the 350 and 350/460 series. Was wondering if anyone here on the board could confirm any of the other backs?
Also, was wondering if anyone could confirm the existence of the following T205 and T207 cards.
T205 Bescher:
American Beauty Factory No. 42 4th Dist. NC (Brown)
American Beauty Factory No. 42 4th Dist. NC (Green)
Broadleaf Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA
Cycle Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA
Drum Factory ? ? Dist. ?
Hassan Factory No. 30 2nd Dist. NY
Hassan Factory No. 649 1st Dist. NY
Hindu Factory No. 649 1st Dist. NY
Honest Long Cut Factory No. 60 2nd Dist. NY
Piedmont Factory No. 25 2nd Dist VA
Polar Bear Factory No. 6 1st Dist O
Sovereign Factory No. 25 2nd Dist VA
Sweet Caporal Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA (Brown)
Sweet Caporal Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA (Red)
Sweet Caporal Factory No. 42 4th Dist. NC (Brown)
Sweet Caporal Factory No. 42 4th Dist. NC (Red)
T207 Bescher:
Anonymous Factory No. 3 ? Dist. ?
Anonymous Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA
Broadleaf Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA
Cycle Factory No. 25 2nd Dist. VA
Napoleon Factory No. 240 1st Dist. PA
Recruit Factory No. 240 1st Dist. PA
Recruit Factory No. 606 Dist. MD
Red Cross Factory No. 10 5th Dist. N.J.
The T205 and T207 in BOLD were confirmed by the Library of Congress web site.
And finally, need help with the different color backgrounds and overprints on the E94 George Close Candy cards. Also, if you do have an E94 Bescher overprint, please include the front background color.
E94 Bescher:
Blue Background
Gold Background
Green Background
Olive Background
Purple Background
Red Background
Overprint Your Out! If you don't eat Close's Oppie Dildocks
Overprint Closes Oppie Dildock
Overprint Blomes Chocolate
Overprint Three Strikes!
Overprint Closes Candies are Pennant Winners
Overprint A Base Hit! Closes Sponge Cake
Overprint Home Run!
Overprint Oh You Fan! Eat Closes Candies -- Only 1 known, has Bobby Byrne (Gold) front
The BOLD E94's have been confirmed by either eBay auctions or http://www.caramel-cards.com
You can either reply to this post or send email.
Thanks for any help given.
James Walker, Jr.