Coupon Type 1: Paper Theory

[usernamealreadytaken]

It seemed for awhile that I was alone in this thread, but am heartened to see the calvary coming! Keeping my earlier posts in mind, here is the template for how the T206/1910 Coupon argument generally goes:

Person A: 1910 Coupons are not T206 because the paper they are printed on is thinner and I could pick them out among T206's blindfolded.

Person B:That reasoning is flawed as this is also true of American Beauty cards which are classified as T206.

Person A: ...well...Burdick said 1910 Coupons are not T206.

[judsonhamlin]

Chris - While I agree with you, I'm not sure that the American Beauty argument is the most persuasive. I think the best points are:

1) Made by the same company;
2) For the same ecompany;
3) At the same time; and
4) Using the exact same obverse and reverse designs as accepted T206 cards.

There is a good analogy to the E92/E101/E102 set here also.

[teetwoohsix]

Would Factory designation on the T213-1's have played a role in Burdick's decision to not include them into the T206 classification (amongst other reasons) ?

Clayton

[judsonhamlin]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Would Factory designation on the T213-1's have played a role in Burdick's decision to not include them into the T206 classification (amongst other reasons) ?

Clayton

I don't think so - Polar Bear and El Principe are also oddball factory designations (with "oddball" designs) and they are in the set.

[teetwoohsix]

Hi judsonhamlin-

I thought of those also, but EPDG Factory 17 was still out of VA, and it seems like a lot of the T206's were coming out of VA (and NY).

Polar Bear Factory 6 I'm pretty sure was coming out of Ohio, therefore still being located more on the East Coast........

But Factory 3 LA is way down South, and I thought the regional thing could've played into why Burdick excluded T213-1's from the T206 classification (amongst his other reasons).

Clayton