T206 questions...

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

I don't normally post on this side of the boards, but I think that y'all might be able to really help with my latest conundrum.

For those of you who know me, you may or may not remember that I have a business card that's designed to look like a T206 tobacco card. When I exhibited at the National in Cleveland of '09, I had piles of 'em at our table, and still continue to give them out to this day.

Now, here I am 4 years later and I'm pretty much out. I wanted to continue with this theme for my cards, and have now added different players to the set, as well as continued switching up the backs when I can. Here's what I have designed thus far:



So, my big issue is this: I'm having a good amount of trouble getting the proper paper/card stock for these badboys to be printed on. Originally, the Mathewson (which was the first) had a somewhat glossy front and a matte back, but now that I have an actual tobacco card in hand, I can see that I was pretty off. It also doesn't help much that Dean (my agent) has been trying to find the proper printers to make this thing into a reality, and they even they seem to be mystified on a more remedial level.

What I was wondering is whether any of you know anything about the stock that was used for the T206. I'm most interested in the technical specs, like paper weight, press, and the like. Being that this info is over 100 years old now, I'm not really getting my hopes up, but I know that some of you know just about everything there is to know about this set, so I thought asking here was worth a try.

And just in case it's an issue for anyone that finds this query a bit suspicious, know that there is no intention to make any fraudulent cards or anything like that - I wouldn't even dream of it. I'm just hoping that the business cards can both show my paintings in a cool light and also be somewhat true to the original cards themselves.

So yeah, any help you guys can provide is GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks!

Graig