Is this T206 Sweet Caporal Magee w/bat missing the scroll overstrike..possible scrap?

[brianp-beme]

According to the information I have encountered, this T206 Magee with bat should not exist with a Sweet Caporal 460, factory 30 back. I am enlisting the assistance of my fellow Net54 T206'ers to explain its significance...would this shift this card into another series printing, or is it some rule breaker not previously known? My brain usually suffers mini-explosions when getting too deep into the T206 set, but I know there are plenty of people here that have perhaps been waiting for a card like this for an excuse to dig even deeper.

I have spent countless hours in the past creating a thread that absolutely no one responded to...I imagine this one will get quite a bit of action (unless I have goofed somehow and just presented an incredibly beat-up, common T206).

Brian

[Leon]

You might have jinxed yourself, Brian. That being said it is "T206" so it won't die on the vine.. Any of us who have started numerous threads knows the feeling of the sound of crickets.

As for your discovery, I am not a 206 fanatic so will let those guys have at it (if they want to)

[teetwoohsix]

Interesting! Thanks for posting that.

I'll take a stab-maybe it slipped by & should have had the overprint, but they missed it? I have this one but can't tell what is under the overprint. Good catch and cool card! I'm sure someone has a better explanation than mine-

Sincerely, Clayton

[brianp-beme]

Clayton, you may have struck upon a good answer that I hadn't considered, since this Magee is currently grouped in the series that contains the Sweet Cap Overstrike.

Has Magee been found with all the possible backs in its 350/460 group? For example, are there American Beauty, Drum, Sovereign350, SweetCap350, and Peidmont350 cards known (backs which are not present in the 460 series only group)?

Brian

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Clayton, you may have struck upon a good answer that I hadn't considered, since this Magee is currently grouped in the series that contains the Sweet Cap Overstrike.

Has Magee been found with all the possible backs in its 350/460 group? For example, are there American Beauty, Drum, Sovereign350, SweetCap350, and Peidmont350 cards known (backs which are not present in the 460 series only group)?

Brian

First, an answer to your last ? ......Magee (bat) is found with at least 17 different T206 backs (350 & 460).

All the 350/460 series Sweet Caporal 460, Factory 30 cards were overprinted with Factory #42 and shipped to the Durham, NC plant for insertion into Sweet Cap
cigarette packs.
It's my understanding that Sweet Cap 460, Factory 30 cards were not shipped to Factory #30 in NYC.

Of course, your Magee appears to contradict this. Very interesting card you have there....and, I would say a very rare one at that.

Here's an offset Factory #42 overprinted scroll, revealing the original Factory #30 bottom line.




TED Z

[ullmandds]

I think Dick Towle removed the scroll...the card is altered!!!