Were T215 Pirates distributed?

[barrysloate]

I'm going to suggest that the ones that were found never left England and never circulated. The condition throughout is so uniformly sharp that it is virtually impossible they were ever distributed. Probably all the ones that were sent to the soldiers are lost, and only those that never went much farther than the factory could survive in that condition. Like Wonka suggested, soldiers fighting in WW1 weren't keeping their prized baseball cards in card savers. And since all the surviving examples are in the category of one or two known, the ones that are left are an anomaly. Some miracle saved them from destruction.

[atx840]

I agree. It's possible a few stacks were found at the printing house or snuck home by a printer...doubt they were inserted....maybe like the BSF.

[ullmandds]

some of mine.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

some of mine.

t206 and pirates cards, very nice.

[ullmandds]

[Sean]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

some of mine.

Pete, these are great cards. I've never seen them before.
Since they are not graded, can I assume that they are not included in any Pop Report?

[ullmandds]

Nope...they are unknown til now!

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Nope...they are unknown til now!

Pete - Those are awesome! Would love to hear the back story on these unknown treasures... You also mentioned "some of mine"... Please don't leave me hanging... I want to see more if you got em!
I also like the subtle differences on the reverse as well.

Great thread... Argghhhhhh....

[ullmandds]

April Fools...as Leon pointed out...they are t206's...the pirate backs are from oriental character pirate cards...of which I have a bunch!!!!

Just messin' with some of you! Sorry!!!!!