How close was Howe McCormick to having a complete T206 set? Not very close, really.

[Howe’s Hunter]

Sorry, guys, never thought of updating the list on this older post. Just did so, as the list is now down to 105 needed to complete a set as Howe would have known it.

As for backs, they would either be Piedmont, Old Mill or Hindu. Those were the three brands sold at McCormick/Howe Mercantile.

Good idea about posting the backs. There are two different one and I’ll post when I get home. I’m in a grocery store parking lot right now, so can update again in about an hour.

Again, thanks to everyone on board for all the help in the past 20 years trying to reassemble Howe’s collection in one way or another.

[Howe’s Hunter]

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NEW COPY APRIL 1, 2025

Taking a cue from Brian’s suggestion, finally went through the binder and found the best example of both stamps on the brands they can be found on.

The more tradition stamp is on either Piedmont, Old Mill or Hindu backed cards. The more unusual Saturday Evening Post stamp has only been seen in green and uses his first name Urich and middle initial H. I’ve only seen 13 examples of that, with David Brooks having the one I don’t have. And I’ve not seen that green stamp on a Hindu backed cards. Yet.

If you have or see one of the 105 I’m missing, please let me know.

[brianp-beme]

Nice array Ed. And thanks to you, my prior post has been updated with an additional scan.

Brian