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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Jon Canfield
First of all, Happy Holidays to the Board. Locally, there is this small Thanksgiving-Eve show held every year. Usually the show is filled with cards from 1999 on, however tonight there was a man set up with nearly 200 T-206 and 205's. Every single card was in POOR POOR POOR condition, most having cut-outs from the Spalding guides glued to the back. However, looking through the pile, I came across a blank backed T-205 common and thought it interesting enough to buy. I was hoping to get some basic information on it since this is nothing along the lines of what I collect. |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Robert A
Hmmm. I can't tell if that is blank-backed or if it might have been stuck to something, removed, and stuck to something and removed again with other paper remnants? |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Jon Canfield
I thought about that at first but after feeling the back, it is very smooth, not like the back has been peeled off or something like that. Also, it is even - if the back was torn, wouldn't different thicknesses be present as opposed to a nice, even tear across the whole surface of the back? |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Robert A
Hey Jon. |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Jon Canfield
Thanks! |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Brian H (misunderestimated)
I have seen a few of these over the years and I have one myself (McConnell). I recently saw a Mathewson. Most have a clean but blank back. My best guess is that they were cut out of something although I'm sure they would "be worth" more if they were regarded as "proofs." |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: J Levine
Yes, they are rare. I bought my second one about 3 months ago. Usually they are smooth and feel much like the regular backs. There is an advertising poster but I have yet to see one that was complete and if I recall it only contained a few cards (I own a Moran blank from said poster and have seen a Matty). They are on thicker cardboard and slightly (very slightly) larger than regular T-205s. Blank backs are found about as often as Hindu (maybe a little more often). Blank backs are most likely printer scrap. They went through the normal printing and cutting process but missed the advertising before cutting. Probably test runs. Neither blank backs I own, nor several I have seen, seem to be hand cut. The T-205 D. Jones I recently picked up was centered nicely and measured true to both Jones I already own. |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: canjond
Josh - I emailed you with a response to your question... |
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T-205 Blank Back Questions
Posted By: Ben
Like Brian, I used to own a McConnell blank back as well. Mine was about EX+ and had jumbo borders. Didn't appear handcut, but could have been. I think I payed around $50 for it nearly 2 years ago, but decided to sell it a while back when I gave up on T205's (finally realizing deep down that I'm really not cut out to be a set collector). |
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