New T206 for the Howe McCormick Collector

[Jantz]

I've contacted Ed before in the past on T206s with this stamp that were up for sale on Ebay. He is usually pretty quick to reply. You'll probably here back from him soon.

Echoing what Rob said....Nice gesture.

Jantz

[T206.org]

Way cool of you! Ed is a totally worthy and appreciative guy.

Ed, what's the McCormick tally these days anyway?

[Howe’s Hunter]

Again, I am very appreciative of this. This and every instance where someone sees one and lets me know, picks on up on my behalf, etc. It's nice to think that so many people I've never had the opportunity to meet are so helpful.
With this one, the count goes to 142. Thanks again.
Ed

[ethicsprof]

Congratulations Ed on 142!!! I remember when you could count them on one hand.
And kudos to Joey for being a prince of a fellow.

best,
barry

[caramelcard]

Hmm, Gainsville, Florida

Did he only smoke piedmonts or are there several backs with the stamp Ed?

[Howe’s Hunter]

Of the 142 I own, there are 7 with a Hindu back, 17 with an Old Mill back and the remaining 118 are all Piedmont.

In my saying I have 142, I forgot the 5 my wife told me to bid on and she would pay for my Christmas gift. Don't know if she has paid yet or not, but that would be another 5 Piedmonts.

There are 18 cards I know the location/owners of, and of those 15 are Piedmont, 3 are with a Hindu back.

Finally, there are 24 that I know exist, but have lost track of who the owner is now (eBay auctions that I didn't win and haven't been able to contact the new owner), there are another 12 Piedmonts, 3 Hindus and 9 Old Mills.

That gives a total of 189 cards I know of that exist with his stamp on the back. Really hope he didn't smoke that much, as at the time, he was only 14. For this many to have survived paper drives, careless mothers, etc., he must have had many, many more.

[caramelcard]

Thanks Ed.

Very interesting. All three of those backs were known to be southern issued backs as we've seen from advertising. Very cool project you're working on!

Rob

[canjond]

Originally Posted by StuckInOmaha

Of the 142 I own, there are 7 with a Hindu back, 17 with an Old Mill back and the remaining 118 are all Piedmont.

In my saying I have 142, I forgot the 5 my wife told me to bid on and she would pay for my Christmas gift. Don't know if she has paid yet or not, but that would be another 5 Piedmonts.

There are 18 cards I know the location/owners of, and of those 15 are Piedmont, 3 are with a Hindu back.

Finally, there are 24 that I know exist, but have lost track of who the owner is now (eBay auctions that I didn't win and haven't been able to contact the new owner), there are another 12 Piedmonts, 3 Hindus and 9 Old Mills.

That gives a total of 189 cards I know of that exist with his stamp on the back. Really hope he didn't smoke that much, as at the time, he was only 14. For this many to have survived paper drives, careless mothers, etc., he must have had many, many more.

Ed - just curious what leads you to believe these were collected when he was a youth. If anything, I would think that a 14 year old kid would not have a stamp that had his address on it in 1910. Rather, I could see him compiling this collection later on in life and stamping the cards then. By chance, did you ever send an email to Lionel asking him if the name was familiar. For all we know, this guy may have been a good friend of the early pioneers!