Eddie Plank

[Yoda]

Ted, wasn't there also a theory that the reason for the paucity of Plank's T206 card was that the actual printing plate broke and another was never made? John

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Ted, wasn't there also a theory that the reason for the paucity of Plank's T206 card was that the actual printing plate broke and another was never made? John

Certainly not speaking for Ted, but I think that that is just a tale that has been passed down for decades. If there was a broken plate, then I assume that all of the Planks would be 150 Series cards instead of the reality that they are almost al 350 Series with a small number of 150 Series cards.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Ted, wasn't there also a theory that the reason for the paucity of Plank's T206 card was that the actual printing plate broke and another was never made? John

Hi John

The "broken plate" theory is a myth.

I'm sure you will recall that the same claim was made regarding the 1954 Bowman Ted Williams (#66) card back in the 1970's and 1980's.

This claim was dis-spelled when a former Bowman employee came into Bob Bartosz's shop (in NJ in 1985) with all the printing plates used
to print the 1954 Bowman set. Including duplicate printing plates which had the Ted Williams image on them.

Anyone who is knowledgeable on printing practices will tell us that printers produce multiple plates of given images.


Take care my friend,

TED Z
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