T206 Demmitt & O'Hara....are they 350-only Series cards ?

[tedzan]

Summarizing these two subjects.

.............Demmitt.............................. ......O'Hara

Major League
1909.....NY Amer....123 games............NY NL......115 games
1910.....St L AL.......10 games............St L NL........9 games
Eastern League
1910.....Montreal....130 games...........Toronto....122 games
1911.....Montreal....153 games...........Toronto....147 games
Major League
1914-15 Chi AL.......155 games

Initially, both players are featured in the 350-only series (as NY players) and are found with a limited
number of T-brand backs, than most other subjects in the 350-only series. Demmitt can be found with
P350, SC 350/30, Carolina Brights, EPDG, and Tolstoi.
O'Hara can be found with P350, SC 350/30, Sov 350, and Cycle 350.

Note....no Polar Bear backs.

In the Spring of 1910 American Litho. started their initial press run for the POLAR BEAR chewing tobacco
brand. By then both these guys had been traded to their respective St. Louis teams. They played only a
few games and were reassigned to the Minors. Therefore, the T206 designers did not extend these two
subjects into any of the subsequent press runs.

The Polar Bear exclusivity of these 2 scarce variations is simply just a matter of timing. I would estimate
that there are probably some where between 300 - 400 of each of these two variations in circulation.

Subsequently, both Demmitt and O'Hara are printed in the 1912 Canadian Imperial Tob. Co. (C46) set.
O'Hara continues playing for Toronto (his hometown) till the end of the 1915 season.




Demmitt re-appears in the 1914 T-213 (Coupon Tobacco) set. American Litho. used the artwork of Dem-
mitt with St Louis on his uniform, but his team caption is Chicago American.

Demmitt has a 2nd card in the T213 set with his team captioned as NY.


TED Z