Were the T210's actually a 1910 issue or were they issued in 1911?

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Originally Posted by Pat R

The OMSL T206's were distributed on two different occasions once when they were printed concurrent with the Hindu southern Leaguers (34 subjects) in August 1909 then again concurrent with Piedmont 350's (all 48 subjects) in
March of 1910.

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

So if the all 48 subjects group from T206 was shipping mid March 1910, that aligns well with the Old Mill ads that mention "baseball pictures" in early March 1910 and can be seen through mid August 1910. That ad seems to vanish, then reappears only a few weeks later down in Texas with a mention of "Texas League baseball pictures." The earlier "baseball pictures" ad seems to never surface again, and the "Texas League baseball pictures" are promoted heavily from early September 1910 through early December 1910.

Ads for Piedmont "baseball pictures" begin to surface in the southern states in late February 1910 and are heavy through September 1910. The same ad pops up less frequently through November 1910. The Piedmont "baseball pictures" were still being promoted while the Old Mill "baseball pictures" were replaced by the "Texas League baseball pictures."

My theory would be that T210 was regionally distributed with a heavy focus on that three month window in late 1910. This would have given them five months or so to get things sorted while T206 was being wrapped up. T210 very well may have been distributed well into 1911 until stock vanished. If T210 was being distributed regionally, it makes sense that it would have been distributed around the same time. Did a series or two fall outside of that window? Maybe...

Looking at the possibility of regional distribution for T210 makes even more sense when you look at the leagues and locations compared to pop reports. Having less known examples of cards from places like rural Kentucky and West Virginia adds up. There is a pretty solid correlation there I believe.