T206 B&W Reprint Question

[Rob D.]

Most likely scrap or a printing freak. Also most likely an $8,000 card. Not a lot of T206 collectors know how rare these are. When the rest of the hobby catches up, it will be a $25,000 card.

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[T206Collector]

These are worth about $20 each. I was just wondering if anyone had seen another from this production or if maybe Paddy made these for the TTM collectors of his signature.

[steve B]

There was a B+W reprint set before 77. But the ones I have are not all that similar. They have a descriptive back, and usually a color frame around the T206 image. They're in the big book under Sport Hobbyist famous card series. One in 64-67, the other in 1971. The 71s were all T206s, but no Livingstone.

Steve B

[cdn_collector]

My first thought was the 1971 Sport Hobbyist T206s, but as Steve notes, they didn't print Livingstone. The front borders are a little different anyway.

A while back there was a thread about T206 reprints and somebody mentioned a 1975 set put out by Nostalgia Press. I've never seen an example or a checklist. It's a bit tight on the timeline, but is still before 1977.

Anyone know what the Nostalgia Press reprints look like (and have a checklist for that matter)?

Regards,

Richard.

Thread I just mentioned: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=81116

[mrvster]

We all know your a "closet freak" collector...

[Tom Hufford]

I'm fairly certain that Mr. Livingston had these printed himself. He sent them out with autograph requests for years

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Tom Hufford

I'm fairly certain that Mr. Livingston had these printed himself. He sent them out with autograph requests for years

That is exactly what I was hoping. I think that's terrific. To me, the fact that I have found two of these in completely different sales and have never seen another one like them supports that theory.

Thanks for chiming in!