rarest backs

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Seiklis

T215-2 Pirate
T213-3 Overprint
T216 Blank back
T205 Blank Back

Few more you're missing

Far as I know the closest you'll get to a rare T212 is the T212-2 150 cards but there could be rarer backs I don't know about

Thank you.

A T215 Pirate is almost as common as a T215 Red Cross, isn't it? That's why I left them off.

T213-3 overprint might be a good addition, depending on whether the comparison set is T213 altogether or just T213-3, but my inclination would be to use T213-3 since it was issued so much later, as opposed to just being a different style printed in the same year.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

A T215 Pirate is almost as common as a T215 Red Cross, isn't it? That's why I left them off.

Not even close. You can usually find a T215 Red Cross on ebay (though over-priced). There have only been 1-2 examples of any subject with the T215 Pirate back.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by wolf441

Not even close. You can usually find a T215 Red Cross on ebay (though over-priced). There have only been 1-2 examples of any subject with the T215 Pirate back.

That's a separate issue. There are about 100 Pirates that I know of. How many hundreds or thousands of Red Crosses do you suppose there are? I was generally trying to limit myself to cards that would make up less than 1% of the total for the cataloged set. Surely there aren't 10,000 T215s, are there?

[Mikehealer]

T213-1 and T214 both have common fronts(T206), but not the easiest ad backs.

[T3s]

T3 and T9 "no-ad" backs are hens teeth. Easily less than 1% of the T3 and T9 population. No doubt about it.

[rainier2004]

Even though e107s are rare, the OP back (not sure if that counts) is much rarer and accounts for under 5% of their total pop, probably less...

[refz]

Victory tobacco backs are quite difficult as well.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Thank you.

A T215 Pirate is almost as common as a T215 Red Cross, isn't it? That's why I left them off.

T213-3 overprint might be a good addition, depending on whether the comparison set is T213 altogether or just T213-3, but my inclination would be to use T213-3 since it was issued so much later, as opposed to just being a different style printed in the same year.

It absolutely is NOT !

Just ask anyone on this forum if they have a BB subject with a PIRATE back ?

You may be quite surprised how few responses you get.











TED Z
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[ullmandds]

there can't be more than 100-120 t215 pirates known...eh ted?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

there can't be more than 100-120 t215 pirates known...eh ted?

And 96 of them are in Richard Masson's collection. Which leaves 15 - 20 for everyone else.

[oldjudge]

Only three 1886 Hancock Clothing backs (or fronts) known, one each of Tomney, Buckley and Crothers.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Only three 1886 Hancock Clothing backs (or fronts) known, one each of Tomney, Buckley and Crothers.

those are rare alright!

[ValKehl]

Hancock Clothing cards don't meet the OP's criterion of being ACC cataloged.

There are several American Caramel back types for the E121/80 set. I would guess that at least one of them might qualify. Rhett, what say you?
Val

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Sean

And 96 of them are in Richard Masson's collection. Which leaves 15 - 20 for everyone else.

exactly