New evidence of T206 expanded 350/460 series cards

[tedzan]

Scot to your......
"That is why I am surprised that the superprints are possible with the apple green Sovereign 350 (which otherwise appears
only on 350/460 RP subjects) and are not, as far as we know, possible with the forest green Sovereign 350 (which appears
only on 350-only subjects)."

1st......I have had or seen multiples of the 6 super-prints with the SOVEREIGN 350 back. And every back is printed with the
apple green color. This surprises me, too....as we know that these 6 subjects were originally 350-only series cards.

2nd......Let's examine these back scans. There are 3 different shades of green on the SOVEREIGN backs, according to the
series their fronts appear in. A forest green, a candy apple green, and a normal green.

3rd......The AB 350 framed back appears to have been printed with two different shades of green. The stylized frame and
the "Base Ball Series..350 Subjects" lettering are a lighter green. Similar to the apple green ink of the SOV 350 ("350/460")
backs. While the "AMERICAN BEAUTY CIGARETTES" lettering is a darker green.
The bi-color printing of this AB back may explain the subsequent No Framed backs of the American Beauty backs (350 and
460)......as they simply eliminated the printing stage of the frame.

Scans of AB and SOV backs reflecting their different series........

......................350-only........................"350/460"...........................460-only

.....................350-only..........................350/460...................350/460 or 460-only


Is there a possible correlation between the light green color of the backs of the 66 cards in the SOVEREIGN "350/460"
series and the light green color of the FRAME design on the backs of the AMERICAN BEAUTY 350 cards ?

It's anyone's guess....however, let's consider these coinciding factors......

(A)....The 192 cards issued (Summer of 1910) with the AMERICAN BEAUTY 350 (frame) backs were available quite late
in the 350-only run.

(B)....Also, American Litho. started launching its 350/460 series cards about this time period.

(C)....And, they started this extension of certain subjects from the 350 series into the 460 series by initially selecting
the 6 super-prints....since they printed them with the SOVEREIGN 460 backs.



TED Z