Geographical reach of T206

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Posted By: Mark Macrae

I have purchased groups of T-206 which were originally collected in Northern California. Most I've found are primarily with Old Mill backs. As I recall Leon's Trucker Boy find had a few with Sweet Caporal back. Old Mill later on had ties with Liggett & Myers, as did San Francisco -based John Bollman Company, which distributed Obak cigarettes (among others) . The Old Mills that I've found here turn up in lesser quantities than the more popular (locally) Obaks.I'd suspect that many regions of the country were selected for baseball card distribution, but it is probably safe to say that not every region received the baseball inserts.