List of known Red HINDU's....can you add any new ones ?

[tedzan]

That accounts for 4 red HINDU's of CYoung. And, there is at least 3 known Johnson's.

Hey guys, consider this....how many red HINDU cards were destroyed by those nasty dudes,
who were re-backing T206's these past 12 years ? ?

Best regards ole buddy,

TED Z

[cfc1909]

a couple more HOF red Hindus

RedHindu.jpg

RedHindub.jpg

[JP]

Has anyone ever seen a Red Hindu O'leary (hands on knees)? I need one for a back set I'm working on, and have yet to see one...yet they must exist???

[Brian Weisner]

Two more for Ted and Jim,







Be well Brian

[cfc1909]

very nice B



JimB-nice Wheat-you were holding out on us-just kidding...

[teetwoohsix]

I am still trying to come up with a logical explanation as to why a relatively small amount of Hindu backs are printed in the red ink.

Could the Red Hindu's have been sort of a promotional deal,or a card meant to be included as a "special offer",thus resorting in a very limited print run?

One thing I wondered about-has anyone discovered any evidence as to which was printed first-Brown Hindu,or Red Hindu?

One of the only other theories that seem to make a little sense is that the Red Hindus were sort of a mistake.Or a test run of some sort.It would be neat to solve this mystery.

Sincerely,Clayton

[tedzan]

Clayton

No real mystery regarding the the HINDU cards. The Brown HINDU's were printed and issued in the Summer of
1909 along with the 1st (150) series of T206's.
The Red HINDU's were printed and issued in late 1910 (early 1911) with the last (460) series of T206's. It has
become apparent that the Red HINDU's were printed simultaneously with the BROAD LEAF 460 cards.

The HINDU brand wasn't as popular as the PIEDMONT, SOVEREIGN & SWEET CAPORAL brands; thus, there are
less HINDU cards to be found. Furthermore, it is fair to conclude that the Red HINDU cards were short-printed,
since they were printed at the tail end of the T206 press runs. This certainly would account for their scarcity.

Why American Litho. used RED ink to print the last series of HINDU's remains a curiosity.


TED Z