The T206 350-Only Series - Some Observations on Available Backs

[tedzan]

Jamie

Yes, "timing" is the key to understanding the front/back combos of the entire T206 set. Consider the Demmitt and O'Hara
cards, their respective New York variations were NOT printed with POLAR BEAR backs. Yet, we know that their respective
St. Louis cards only exist as Polar Bear cards. From this dichotomy, we can conclude that the initial printing of the POLAR
BEAR (PB) cards can be accurately dated to the Spring of 1910. The St Louis variations of Demmitt & O'Hara were printed
in the initial PB press run. Subsequent PB press runs did not include these St Louis cards of Demmitt & O'Hara because.....

After playing just 10 games with St Louis in 1910, Demmitt was sent down to Montreal (Eastern League) May 1910.

After playing just 9 games with St Louis in 1910, O'Hara's Major League career ends on May 8, 1910. He continues
playing baseball with his hometown team, Toronto (Eastern League).







2nd..American Litho's production process first printed the PIEDMONT brand (all throughout the various series), followed by
the SWEET CAPORAL brand, and then the other 14 brands. We can arrive at some idea of the sequencing of the OLD MILL,
POLAR BEAR, SOVEREIGN and TOLSTOI brands in the 350 series press runs by examining this survey of the Joe Doyle card
"printer's mark". The Joe Doyle card is a fairly accurate measuring Subject, since we know it was printed in the very first
press run of the 350-only series.....this fact is firmly established by the Doyle N.Y. Nat'l variation.



Printer's Mark....................................../\


Joe Doyle Printer's Mark survey......UPDATED..Sept 23, 2007


T-brand.............Mark....No-Mark

Piedmont 350........7.........28 ................ Winter 1909

Sweet Cap 350......4.........37 ................ Spring 1910

Polar Bear.............2.........17 ................ Spring 1910

Old Mill..................1..........5 ................ Spring 1910

Sovereign 350........0...........2 ............... Summer 1910

Tolstoi..................0...........1 ............... Summer 1910
____________________________

Totals.................14..........90




3rd.....Furthermore, there is a relationship between the POLAR BEAR (PB) No-Prints and the aforementioned "Quintuplicate"
back design (illustrated here). At least 42 Subjects were not printed with PB backs that were printed with at least four (if
not all 5) AMERICAN BEAUTY, BROAD LEAF, COUPON, CYCLE, and DRUM backs.


"QUINTUPLICATE" back design



Updated (12/22/08)....POLAR BEAR Major League NO-PRINTS with annotated 1910 COUPON cards.

Abstein
* Becker
* Bender (trees)
Geo. Brown (Washington)
Burns
* Byrne
* Campbell
* Charles
Collins (A's)
* Cree
Dahlen (Brooklyn)
Demmitt (New York)
Dineen
* Donovan (throwing)
* Doolan (fielding)
* Dubuc
* Dunn (Brooklyn)
Elberfeld (portrait-Wash)
Fiene (throwing)
* Fletcher
* Hartsel
* Hoffman (St Louis)
* Howell (portrait)
* Huggins (portrait)
* Huggins (hands/mouth)
* Hunter
* Killian (portrait)
* Knabe
* Lennox
* Marquard (portrait)
* Marshall
McAleese
* McBride
McCormick
* McElveen
* McIntyre (Detroit)
* Mitchell (Cinci)
* Mowery
* Myers (bat)
* Myers (fielding
O'Hara (New York)
* Paskert
* Rhoades (hands/chest)
* Rossman
* Schmidt (portrait)
* Starr
Stephens
* Street (portrait)
* Summers
* Sweeney (Boston)
* Thomas
* Wilson
Zimmerman

NOTE....* PB No-Print Subjects that are in the 1910 COUPON set = 39

Confirmed PB Subjects that are in the 1910 COUPON set = 9

Chance (yellow portrait)
Chase (blue portrait)
Chase (dark cap)
Cobb (red portrait)
Engle
Evers (bat-yellow sky)
LaPorte
Mathewson (dark cap)
Willett


Given that the AMERICAN BEAUTY, BROAD LEAF, CYCLE, and DRUM backs were issued in the Summer/Fall of 1910, what
can we conclude regarding their linkage to the PB No-Prints with respect to a timeline ?



TED Z