What if...T206's didn't exist?!

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I realize it's hard to fathom...a world without T206...what an empty...meaningless world it would be?! But please try!

All you T206 worshippers out there...if t206 didn't exist...would you still collect vintage bb cards...and if so...what would you collect and why?!

Peter

Very interesting question......1st of all, I would probably have more $$$$$$ in the bank. Furthermore, I wouldn't have 2000+ pretty little pieces of cardboard in albums
and scattered all around my office. However, I just may have spent more $$$$ on all my vintage BB card sets from 1887 to 1943. And, my BOWMAN's, LEAF's & TOPPS
sets.
Hey guy, perhaps I would not miss them. But, I would not trade all the challenges; or, the intellectual experiences I have had in researching the myriad mysteries that
the T206's engender.
But, most of all, the great lifetime friends I have made these past 33 years collecting these 1 7/16" x 2 5/8" pieces of artwork.

Originally Posted by Al C.risafulli

A set loaded with Hall of Famers, colorful artwork, detailed illustrations, back varieties, condition rarities, and print variations.

I'm referring, of course, to 1943 MP & Co.

Sometimes, T206 fans sit back and ask "How could anyone have POSSIBLY produced a set of cards like this?" and "What was going through the artist's mind when he produced this image?" Surely, people ask the exact same questions when discussing the MP & Co cards.

And, like the T206, MP & Co has its share of mysteries. For example, after putting out the set in 1943, why on earth would they have put it out AGAIN six years later, using different player names with the same artwork? Were the artists trying to improve on perfection? Were they trying to point out to young collectors that Larry Doby and Johnny Vandermeer looked so much alike that you couldn't really tell the difference between the two?

And who, exactly, is the player #30 off in the distance in the background of the Mel Ott card?



I realize it's not a very detailed image, but if you look at the earlobe, and the chin, I'd say that's a spitting image of an old Cap Anson out there, patrolling center field. What was Anson doing at the Polo Grounds in 1943, 21 years after his death? It's the kind of mystery that the hobby has never adequately addressed, if you ask me.Al

Hey Al......great response.

Should I start a survey on these ?
Or, perhaps have endless discussions on why these 1943 M & P cards were printed and issued in 8-card strips ?
Better yet, let's do a search and find someone who was involved in the "artwork" and the printing of these cards. I bet we can find some really old (older than me) guy
tell us all about them



TED Z