The Truly "Tough" cards

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by tedzan

JOE

I do not have this card, all I have is this "poor man's" version of the T206 Doyle error card.......

PRINTER's MARK (remnant of "N" in Nat'l)
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The scan on the right is a xerox copy of a REAL Joe Doyle error card. It is the only scan I have
for an A-B comparison.

You are one of only 7 collectors that are fortunate enough to have this extremely rare Tobacco
card. It behooves you to show us a nice large scan of it.


Regards,

TED Z

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Ted, we're not talking about the dot.

We're talking about what you call the REAL Doyle error.
Like the first one ... you don't need a black light, or a halogen.

Bad scan, bad xeroz ... It's a bad representation to stake your credibility on.

Let's have a little brief background history.

In 1980, Larry Fritsch spotted the Joe Doyle error, and kept it to himself until he picked up his second from the 1987 Huggins auction ..... it was then, that all the tobacco collectors learned about it in 1987.

Very shortly after that, Lew Lipset picked one up at the Atlantic City national ... the third one. ..... He puts it up for auction, and I was lucky.

In 1990, I heard about another one, I said to myself, let's go after it, and I'll use it to trade for a much more available Wagner ..... that would give me a complete T206 set.
The above turned out to be a Dr Koos special.
Got my money back ..... and boy, did I get an education.

I paid for an education on a good one, and paid for an education on a bad one.
I've been studying the Doyle since 1987.
I studied the good and the bad, and didn't come out empty handed.

Now, if I recall correctly, it's only been a little over two years since the Slow Joe Doyle error debate between Ted, and Barry Sloate on net 54.

Barry was presenting the facts about the Doyle error, and Ted was not accepting any of the facts.
The more Barry tried, the more you could almost see Barry's face turning blue with frustration.

I made the mistake of jumping in, and presenting Barry with the "Congressional Medal of Frustration."

It was meant to be a joke, and the joke was in Barry's favor.
He knew that the Doyle was an error card, and Ted didn't.

The joke was misread, and missunderstood ..... I failed as a comedian.

Ted, during the 1980's, I flew all over the country to various shows.
Saw a lot of cards, and met a lot of interesting dealers.
I use to catch you at a few shows in the east coast.
You're a good guy, and I always enjoyed meeting up with you.
You know your Bowmans, both baseball and football.

Tobacco collectors were onto the Doyle error in 1987, you just came on the scene two years ago.

Theories are fun and great, but facts are facts.
Especially when you don't need a black light, or halogen.

Regards.
Joe