AB, Cycle, BL, and Drum were distributed in 15 count soft packs

[gonzo]

Interesting to read about the history of these brands. Thanks for sharing!

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Interesting to read about the history of these brands. Thanks for sharing!

What a fabulous knowledge base here - thanks. I read with great interest...

[tedzan]

Ken......I find this very interesting.

Especially, since back June 2, 2008 I posted a thread here regarding my theory which connected the AMERICAN BEAUTY - BROAD LEAF - CYCLE - DRUM cards
together...... https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...=AB-BL-CY-DRUM

I predicted that these four T-brands were printed on the same 190 subjects in the 350-only Series of T206 cards. My theory has virtually withstood the test of
time, since the AB and CY have been confirmed with 190 subjects.
To date, BL is confirmed with 173 subjects. DRUM confirmed with 123. I expect these 2 tougher backs will eventually be discovered with 190 subjects.

For example......






TED Z

T206 Reference
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[deadballfreaK]

Yes, Ted. I have followed your work closely. When I read in the article how closely the brands were tied together I thought your theory virtually proven.

Still doesn't explain why ABs were trimmed though!

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by deadballfreaK

Yes, Ted. I have followed your work closely. When I read in the article how closely the brands were tied together I thought your theory virtually proven.

Still doesn't explain why ABs were trimmed though!

Perhaps Ken, in a strange sort of way it does.

I always thought that ATC was anticipating offering AMERICAN BEAUTY brand in an 8-pack (instead of their standard 10-pack).
Instead, they increased the size of the packs of cigarettes (as your news article tells us).





TED Z
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