Hey T206 guys, tell us how you got so interested in front/back combos ?

[MVSNYC]

During the summer of 1991 (exactly 30 years ago), I acquired my first few T206 cards (Elberfeld, Devlin and Kroh); the first two were Pied & Sweet Cap, but the Kroh was a Polar Bear, clearly not rare, but a little different and slightly less common...Well, that was enough for me, I was hooked from the minute I saw the Polar Bear...

Anyway, from that day forward, I was just enthralled with studying & acquiring as many different backs as possible. I've always been involved with art and design, so the various design motifs of the different backs and graphic design/typography just always appealed to me. I'm just as passionate about rare backs today, as I was 30 years ago.

Here's a few...

[atx840]

As a Canadian I just wasn't exposed to bb that much as a kid. What I was exposed to, thanks to my father, was collecting and the rarer the better.

T206s just seem to be the perfect set to collect, tougher backs, low pop combinations, printing errors, test scraps and proofs.

I just really dig the rare stuff.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by atx840

As a Canadian I just wasn't exposed to bb that much as a kid. What I was exposed to, thanks to my father, was collecting and the rarer the better.

T206s just seem to be the perfect set to collect, tougher backs, low pop combinations, printing errors, test scraps and proofs.

I just really dig the rare stuff.

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Hey Chris.... Thanks for posting your story.

And, I'll match your fine display with my counterparts to your subjects......


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Crawford's AB 460 "twin" to your UZIT

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