Coupon Type 1: Paper Theory

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by canjond

Although this is only my theory, I've questioned whether coupons were printed on thinner stock due to the brand's distribution method. Unlike all of the other t206 brands (exept polar bear) which were packed inside slide and shell boxes of cigarettes, coupon was a soft paper pack that never had a box configuration. Thicker stock may have torn the packaging so a thin stock had to be used. This might also explain the poor condition of cards too. Not only is the paper thinner, but the distribution method did not protect the cards either.

John I like your theory and think it's a great explanation for the use of thinner stock but I still don't think it's enough to tie these cards to the T206 set.

In my opinion the images were simply reused because it was the most cost effective way of producing a new set. Many of the southern leaguers included in the T213-1 set are the indicator for my opinion.

These southern leaguers are shown in the T213-1 set with the team they started the 1909 season and appeared in the early T206 set yet:

Fritz left New Orleans prior to the end of July 1909.
Persons left Montgomery prior to the end of July 1909.

Hart didn't play for Little Rock in 1910.
Hickman didn't play for Mobile in 1910.
Lentz didn't play for Little Rock in 1910.
Rockenfield didn't play for Montgomery in 1910.
Thornton didn't play for Mobile in 1910.