Reprising the T206 "Elite 12"......show them, if you have any of them

[tedzan]

Here are two stories that suggest to us that the PIEDMONT packs that contained the Elite 12 cards were distributed in Georgia.

Seven years ago, I acquired Dahlen and Ewing with PIEDMONT 350 (P 350) backs from ebay. My curiosity prompted me to contact this ebay Seller.
This Seller owned an Antique shop in Atlanta. He was a really friendly guy to talk with, he said that he had acquired 200+ T206's (all PIEDMONT's)
that were from a original collection in that area. I asked him if he had certain cards with P 350 backs. I was quite surprised to hear he had Ganley,
Karger, Lindaman, 2 - Tom Jones, and another Ewing with P 350 backs. So, I purchased all of them.

Since the 1980's, I have acquired several T206 collections from North and South Carolina and never found any of these Elite 12 with P 350 backs.
My best one was an original T206 collection consisting of 400+ (all PIEDMONT's), and there were no Elite 12 with P 350 backs in it.


My 2nd story is from an old friend in the hobby. While vacationing in Georgia this past Summer, he came across an Antique shop that had a stack
of Tobacco cards. Sorting thru them, he pulled out a T206 Karger and a Mullin with P 350 backs.


Hey guys.....I'm curious if anyone on this forum has similar stories regarding these Elite 12 cards to share with us ?



TED Z
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[Drew]

Hi Ted
I need the P350 Shaw and Spencer cards to complete the run of P350 and EPDG T206 backs.
drew

[Luke]

Drew, you have all of the EPDGs and P350s from this thread except those two? So, excluding Schulte, that means you have 20/22? That's incredible if so, and you should definitely post scans of them.

[mybuddyinc]

Once had a P350 Ganley and Ewing. Sold them both, wish I hadn't Some day hope to get one (or two ) back into my collection. I think they're great !!!

[tedzan]

Double post.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Drew

Hi Ted
I need the P350 Shaw and Spencer cards to complete the run of P350 and EPDG T206 backs.
drew

I remember seeing your two T206 sets when we did a trade at Washington Crossing, PA a few years back.

And, I was very impressed with your Elite T206's collection consisting of most PIEDMONT 350's & EPDG's.

Wishing you good luck in finding Shaw, and especially Spencer (he seems to be tougher than the others).


TED Z
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[xplainer]

There is a Dahlen Pied 350 on eBay right now.

[tedzan]

That Dahlen (P 350) was my duplicate years ago....the "X" on it identifies it for me.
I sold it at the National a couple of years ago. And now it's on ebay.
Sure is quite interesting.


TED Z
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[tedzan]

Lundgren is my first El Principe de Gales (EPDG) card......acquired in the early 1980's from Barry Sloate.



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For what it's worth, here is the pop report data (PSA + SGC) regarding the Elite 12 with EPDG backs........

8......Dahlen (Boston)
12.....Ewing
14.....Ganley
14.....Tom Jones (St Louis)
11.....Karger
19.....Lindaman
18.....Lundgren (Cubs)
12.....Mullin (throwing)
12.....Schaefer (Detroit)
18.....Al Shaw (St Louis)
14.....Spencer
0.......Schulte


There's no way of knowing how much of this data is due to re-submitted cards; however, it is obvious that
the Elite 12 cards are more available with the EPDG backs than with the PIEDMONT 350 backs.


TED Z
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[tedzan]

Currently on ebay, of the Elite 12 subjects, there are only 3 cards from a total of 1244 cards listed with PIEDMONT 350 backs.

These 3 cards are Dahlen, Ganley, and Lundgren.


TED Z
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