The Truly "Tough" cards

[tedzan]

This statement of yours is hilarious....you have to be kidding ?
"Tobacco collectors were onto the Doyle error in 1987, you just came on the scene two years ago."


Can you say Bill Huggins (circa mid-1980's) ? ?

We were at the Willow Grove Show in Pennsy when Bill talked about the "strange" Doyle he had discovered.
Yes, the Joe Doyle (Nat'l) error card.

At the time I was about 1/2 way thru collecting my 1st T206 set and was very interested in this card; however,
at the same time quite skeptical about it being authentic.....since, for many years it was unknown.

In 2005 when I came up with my PIEDMONT first THEORY....yes Joe, one of my numerous THEORIES regarding BB
cards. I was convinced that the Doyle error card was a legit printing by American Lithographic in 1910.

Furthermore, this tied in with another THEORY of mine regarding the "elite 8" in the T206 set with their extremely
scarce PIEDMONT 350 backs (of which the Doyle error card is singularly found with).
Joe, this "elite 8" theory has been proven true.

Finally Joe....you pride yourself as being a T206 expert....how many T206 sets do you have ?


I think by now, you know that since the early 1980's, I have put together FIVE sets......

1....521 cards (mixed backs).....no Doyle, Plank, Wagner

2....520 cards (mixed backs).....no Doyle, Magie, Plank, Wagner

3....519 cards (all PIEDMONT).....no Doyle, Plank, Wagner

4....407 cards complete (all SOVEREIGN)

5....467 cards (all SWEET CAPORAL, factory 30).....no Plank, Wagner

and, the following sub-sets....

SWEET CAPORAL 150, factory 649 (overprint).....35 cards complete

AMERICAN BEAUTY 460.....68 of the 73 card sub-set

SWEET CAPORAL 460, factory 42 (overprint).....55% complete



TED Z