More T205 stuff....the "ELUSIVE 20"....and more

[tedzan]

Based on the bios on the backs of these Minor Leaguer's (ML)....Adkins, Cady, Jimmy Collins, Dunn, Frick, Hanford, McAllister and Nee....it's fair to conclude
that American Lithographic (ALC) printed all twelve ML cards in one of their later 1911 press runs.

Joshua (post #4 here) has suggested that the 12 - ML cards could have replaced a group of 12 - Major Leaguer's (printed on an earlier sheet). This is very
plausible....which would have then rendered these twelve Major Leaguer's as Short-Prints (SP).

But, which twelve SP Major Leaguer's were replaced is a good question.

Furthermore, regarding this late 1911 press run, if I recall their bios correctly, I'd include Donohue, Rowan, and Joss (for starters) on this sheet with the ML
cards. Given some more thought to this, we should be able to come up with some more SP cards in this late press run.


ALC started their Gold-Bordered Tobacco card design in the Spring of 1911 with their T80 (Military Series), T42 (Birds)....and subsequently, the T205 cards.
Perhaps, the designs of the twelve ML cards were created by the same artist(s) that drew up the T80's.


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TED Z