T205 Master Set Card Post

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Ted, I always like seeing your Collins - it’s unique and helps tell the story of how these cards were made.

I believe that some backs were printed to repeat horizontally like your Collins open month Polar Bear. And some that were printed to repeat vertically, like the Devlin above.

I have never seen any case in which the same card was printed side-by-side _and_ adjacent vertically on the same sheet. (That is, 4 card parts visible, all the same card). But then again, I’ve never seen _any_ example of a T205 where I could see 4 identifiable card parts on the same card.

Thanx gonzo

Your scan of Devlin was not in your post when I started replying to you. Your Devlin is the first T205 vertically mis-cut card that I have seen. Really neat.

Whereas, there are many, many such T206's cards. Perhaps, by 1911, American Lithographic's Quality Assurance department had greatly improved.



TED Z

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