UPDATE::Very strange back overprint on a T206 Elberfeld Wash. Port.

[Captainhask]

I recently purchased a T206 Elberfeld Washington Port. off of ebay and from the small photo I thought that the card had some glue or paper gain on the back. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

I received the card in the mail today and to my suprise the markings on the back are an overprint of some kind. If anyone has an idea of what the image is please contact me. It almost looks like a ship but I am not for sure. Despite the image looking rather broken up there is no paper loss on the back so it almost as if the image was a print off to clean a plate before the next printing pass.

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Updated the scan to show the colors a little better

[novakjr]

Looks like something from the 1912 B.A.T Aviation Series.

http://cigarettecardinserts.co.uk/ca...les/bat020.htm

[usernamealreadytaken]

Never saw a "green" Piedmont before...

[dstudeba]

Reminds me of this e99

[Leon]

In looking at this seller I might be a bit concerned about 39 negatives in the last 12 months....even with 3k-4k of transactions that seems like a lot of negatives. Neat card if it turns out ok.....

[richieb315]

Originally Posted by Leon

In looking at this seller I might be a bit concerned about 39 negatives in the last 12 months....even with 3k-4k of transactions that seems like a lot of negatives. Neat card if it turns out ok.....

Plus the other 12 Revised feedbacks

[Captainhask]

I really don't think that it is something that the seller did just for the fact that he didn't point it out or try and get a picture from closer than 2 feet.

As for as the tattoo comment nothing says tough like a blimp, Ha!

Under a loupe the colors are definitely layered.

[lharri3600]

i know mr ellington quite well and i never had a problem with him. i think he was pounded with negs concerning cd's and records. bought as many as 15 t206's from him and all came back either 4 or 5.

Originally Posted by Leon

In looking at this seller I might be a bit concerned about 39 negatives in the last 12 months....even with 3k-4k of transactions that seems like a lot of negatives. Neat card if it turns out ok.....

[Captainhask]

I remembered another net 54 member had a balloon back a couple of years ago and looked through the old posts in 2008. Here is the attached photo of Kroh with again a Piedmont 350 series back. The non vintage side could not come up with a set that these could have gone with. Interesting none the less!!!

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[T206Collector]

Here's another example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1908-Baldwin-SC1...item3c9c0a41a8

Also looks to me like a blimp skin tattoo that was adhered to the back, but I'd guess it is an overprint of some kind.

[Captainhask]

With some photoshop magic I was able to take most of the piedmont back out to display the image a little bit better. I have to agree with the zeplin/balloon theory the blank spots really show up as clouds without the piedmont border in there. Again if anyone know what series this is from please let me know!

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[Vintagecatcher]

I guess I'm showing my age. The image is of some type of airship or zeplin.


Patrick

[Oldtix]

You should post it over on the vintage non-sports cards chat board...I'm sure it will be identified by one of the gurus on that side.