T206 Double-Prints....also, T205's, GOUDEY's, BOWMAN's, TOPPS D-P's

[tedzan]

Ral G....Bob Donaldson


Thanks for the nice words, guys.

TED Z

[tedzan]

This mis-printed back on the Collins card clearly indicates that the adjacent card is also Collins. Could it be the Collins (mouth closed) version....which has the same back ?

Perhaps, YES. However, I think the Mouth Open version was printed in a different series than the Mouth Closed card. Maybe some of our Net54 T205 experts will chime in here and clarify which Collins card they think was printed adjacent to this one.







TED Z

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

This mis-printed back on the Collins card clearly indicates that the adjacent card is also Collins. Could it be the Collins (mouth closed) version....which has the same back ?

Perhaps, YES. However, I think the Mouth Open version was printed in a different series than the Mouth Closed card. Maybe some of our Net54 T205 experts will chime in here and clarify which Collins card they think was printed adjacent to this one.








TED Z

Hey Andrew....where are you when I need the benefit of your T205 expertise ?

DITTO....for Joshua.


TED Z

[tedzan]

The 1949 Bowman set was quite puzzling to collectors of these cards in the 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - and early 1980's. The mystery involved 12 redundant
Low # cards that confused anyone trying to complete what was advertised as a 240-card set.

1st scan here depicts an uncut 36-card sheet....typical of the 7 sheets that were printed in the production of this set.





Now, consider this....7 x 36 cards = 252 cards. But, aren't there only 240 numbered subjects in this set ?

The Bowman printers filled in the additional 12 slots in the printing of their 7th sheet by including 12 subjects from their lower # sheets. The first 6 (36-card)
sheets of the 1949 Bowman set have been found. An uncut 7th sheet has yet to be found; therefore, I have diagrammed its card arrangement here. The 12
cards enclosed in red are the "re-printed" cards. Furthermore, these D-P cards were modified to conform to the design of the other 24 cards on this sheet.






One of the most popular cards in the 1949 BOWMAN set is this card of "Satchell" Paige. Trust me, when us "dinosaurs" (as kids) opened up a 5-cent Bowman
waxpack in the Fall of '49 and found this Paige card, it generated some really great excitement.




Rookie cards of Larry Doby, Bob Lemon, Ed Lopat and Duke Snider were printed on this 7th sheet.


TED Z

[mets41]

Hi Ted--

I remember several years ago we discused your theory on the 1949 Bowman last sheet. Your theory was that there was a sequence of placement of the color backgrounds. This showed where the 12 variations (NNOF & SCP) should be placed on the sheet in the factory. Didn't you write an article for one of the baseball card magazines on this subject?

[g_vezina_c55]

nice info again !
This paige card was more rare than other card in the bowman set in 1949 , or the excitment generated by this card was because it was his rookie card ?

thx