List of known Red HINDU's....can you add any new ones ?

[teetwoohsix]

I am still trying to come up with a logical explanation as to why a relatively small amount of Hindu backs are printed in the red ink.

Could the Red Hindu's have been sort of a promotional deal,or a card meant to be included as a "special offer",thus resorting in a very limited print run?

One thing I wondered about-has anyone discovered any evidence as to which was printed first-Brown Hindu,or Red Hindu?

One of the only other theories that seem to make a little sense is that the Red Hindus were sort of a mistake.Or a test run of some sort.It would be neat to solve this mystery.

Sincerely,Clayton

[tedzan]

Clayton

No real mystery regarding the the HINDU cards. The Brown HINDU's were printed and issued in the Summer of
1909 along with the 1st (150) series of T206's.
The Red HINDU's were printed and issued in late 1910 (early 1911) with the last (460) series of T206's. It has
become apparent that the Red HINDU's were printed simultaneously with the BROAD LEAF 460 cards.

The HINDU brand wasn't as popular as the PIEDMONT, SOVEREIGN & SWEET CAPORAL brands; thus, there are
less HINDU cards to be found. Furthermore, it is fair to conclude that the Red HINDU cards were short-printed,
since they were printed at the tail end of the T206 press runs. This certainly would account for their scarcity.

Why American Litho. used RED ink to print the last series of HINDU's remains a curiosity.


TED Z

[Abravefan11]

Ted-

Just a guess...since the BL460 and Red Hindu's were printed simultaneously maybe ALC switched the Hindu back color from brown to red to contrast the Broad Leaf back color.

[teetwoohsix]

Thanks TedZ,for setting me straight on when these were printed.I appreciate the help,and that clears up something that was blocking my focus.

Sincerely,Clayton

[Chicago206]

What is your best guess estimate as to the total number of surviving Red Hindus? Are we talking sub 1,000, or more like sub 5,000?

[ullmandds]

1000 surviving red hindus? are you kidding? I'd guess there are less than 1/2 that...probably even less than that.

[GoldenAge50s]

Why American Litho. used RED ink to print the last series of HINDU's remains a curiosity.

It just may be something as simple as to distinguish the most common beginning T206's (1909) from the scarcer, end of the run T206's (1911)

[tedzan]

Fred Y

That's the best explanation for the Red ink printing that I've heard so far.

Best regards,

TED Z