Heritage Auction - Cobb with Brown Lenox Back

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by tedzan

First, in my above Post #14 here I left out Tinker (bat off shoulder). I think Ryan H. has this card with the brown LENOX back.
Therefore, 27 brown LENOX cards have been confirmed.

OK......here is my colorful Brown LENOX checklist for those of you searching for T206 cards with this back. This list is based on
my theory regarding the brown LENOX phenomena, which I presented 7 years ago on Net54.

Seven years ago there were 17 brown LENOX T206's known. The 10 that have surfaced since then all conform to my prediction.
So, I feel confident that ultimately there will only be a total of the 37 listed here that exist.


Hey guys, take a close look at your LENOX cards. You may be surprised to find a Brown LENOX hiding in your T206 collection


CONFIRMED......27 Brown LENOX subjects. Ten possible Candidates may eventually be confirmed with Brown LENOX.

Berger

Bradley (bat)
Burch (fielding)
Chase (trophy)
Cobb (bat off shoulder)
Conroy (bat)
Crawford (bat)
Jennings (one hand)
Jennings (two hands)
Jordan (bat)
Lajoie (bat)
Lake (no ball)
Latham
Leach (cap)
Leifield (bat)
Manning (pitching)
Marquard (pitching)
McQuillan (bat)
Merkle (throwing)

Mullin (bat)

Overall (yellow sky)

Pelty (vertical)

Pfeister (throwing)
Schlei (portrait)

Schlei (batting)
Schaefer (Washington)
Seymour (portrait)

F. Smith (Chicago & Boston)

Steinfeldt (bat)

Tinker (bat off shoulder)
Wagner (bat on right shoulder)

Doc White (pitching)
Wilhelm (bat)

Willetts
Willis (bat)
Wiltse (portrait-cap)

Wiltse (pitching)



TED Z

T206 Reference
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Ted, there were 22 confirmed Brown Lenox 8 years ago, here's a conversation we had about them back in 2015 when I pointed out their possible connection with the AB460's to you in one of your American Beauty threads.

Originally Posted by Pat R

I have mentioned this once before but it didn't receive any opinions either
way so I thought I would try it here.

All of the confirmed Brown Lenox subjects are also AB 460 subjects so I was
thinking it might be possible that some(or all) of the sheets used for the
AB 460's were also used for the Brown Lenox.

While the Brown Lenox is an extremely rare back (22 different subjects confirmed so far) it seems odd that none of the possible 34 non AB 460
subjects has been confirmed with a Brown Lenox. So could it be that not all Black Lenox subjects are possible with Brown Lenox and only AB 460 subjects are?

Originally Posted by tedzan

Very interesting observation, Pat.

We do know that some of the sheets used to print the AB 460 backs were also used to print the UZIT backs.

But it remains to be seen if this is also true for the AB 460 cards and the brown LENOX cards, since (to date)
there are only 22 examples of the brown LENOX cards.

Furthermore, it is quite puzzling that 4 subjects (Lajoie, Overall, Pfeister, Wagner) of these 22 brown LENOX
cards have yet to be confirmed with black LENOX backs ? ? ? ?


Incidentally, there are 35 subjects that are AB 460 No-Prints (not 34).



TED Z
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Originally Posted by Pat R

I agree with you Ted, it's not much to gauge off with only 22 confirmed subjects but with 32% of the subjects being AB 460 no prints you would think at least a couple of the Confirmed Brown Lenox would be from this group if they are a possible front back combo.

Originally Posted by tedzan

In any event, I think this connection is worth tracking....who knows where it will lead us.

Only The Monster knows !


TED Z
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