T206 printing mystery

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Brian W.

You and I agree on most things and in especially regarding T206's.

I always felt that all these T206's were printed in NYC and distributed South,
or wherever the T-companies were to insert them into their respective T-packs.
My friend got me to thinking, though, when in the process of restoring a T206
in his collection, he showed me how easy it was to peel off an intact front of a
T206 from its cardboard. He is a real professional at this and I trust his opinion.

His theory on single player (vertical) strip coils, I must admit, I am very skeptical
about. However, it does explain the redundancy on names bottom and top on over-
sized cards. More importantly, it might explain why we have never seen an uncut
sheet of T206's. Many millions of T206's were produced and I find it very improbable
that no T206 sheet (of any form) has surfaced all these years.

Consider this.....uncut sheets exist of OBAKS, E93, GOUDEYS, PLAY BALLS, W560,
BOWMANS, LEAFS, TOPPS, 1959-1963 FLEER. Besides completing sets (in multiples),
I also collect uncut sheets. I have quite a few of these above listed sheets....some
are partial, but most are full sheets.. And, I have searched for sportscards sheets
since the early '80s. I'm most proud of my 1948-1954 Bowman collection of 14 sheets.

A much more significant collection of uncut sheets is owned by a major player in our
hobby and we have compared notes on this aspect of collecting. He has never seen a
T206 sheet, and believe me his uncut sheet collection is so extensive he could
wallpaper a school gymnasium with it.

So, Grandpa Ted cries out to all you guys....."WHERE ARE THE T206 UNCUT SHEETS" ?