Why is T206 considered One set

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Posted By: Mark Fricke

I have been a longtime collector and observer (read: student) of this board. One question that has plagued me for a number of years is why the T206 set has always been considered to be one set regardless of the different products (backs) they were issued with.

This set seems to be one of the very few exceptions to where the hobby has classified sets seperately if they were issued by different manufacturers, even if they are identical cards. I'm struggling for examples but the first one that comes to mind is the Jello/Post issues of the 1960s. They are identical cards, just issued with different products and different logos, just like T206's. I know T206 all came from the ATC but the Post/Jello set all came from General Mills. I'm sure there are better examples of this anomoly in vintage sets (Yuenglings?) but I defer.

Obviously were not going to shake up the hobby with this question, but why aren't the sets seperated as a Sweet Caporal set, a Piedmont set, an Old Mill set etc.?