Some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the most famous card in the hobby.

[tedzan]

If you are quoting excerpts from "The Card", be careful, because there are inaccuracies in it. For example, starting with this excerpt on Page #33.....

"The cards were printed at seven factories in New York, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina. The factory where each card was made was stamped on the back."



These T206's were printed (produced) in New York City by the AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY (ALC) beginning in 1909....and continued thru to 1919 (T213-3).

ALC would package up these cards and ship them via rail to the various Tobacco Factories to be inserted in their Cigarette packs.

The Tobacco Factories' machinery (and employees) were set up ONLY for producing Tobacco products. They did not have the capability to do the printing.

There are some other such inaccuracies. But, I do not have the time to go into them, now.

TED Z

T206 Reference
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[G1911]

Originally Posted by tedzan

If you are quoting excerpts from "The Card", be careful, because there are inaccuracies in it. For example, starting with this excerpt on Page #33.....

"The cards were printed at seven factories in New York, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina. The factory where each card was made was stamped on the back."



These T206's were printed (produced) in New York City by the AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY (ALC) beginning in 1909....and continued thru to 1919 (T213-3).

ALC would package up these cards and ship them via rail to the various Tobacco Factories to be inserted in their Cigarette packs.

The Tobacco Factories' machinery (and employees) were set up ONLY for producing Tobacco products. They did not have the capability to do printing.

There are some other such inaccuracies. But, I do not have the time to go into them, now.

TED Z

T206 Reference
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Can you give a source or evidence for the claim in question?

[tedzan]

Can you be specific as to what claim you are referring to?


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[G1911]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Can you be specific as to what claim you are referring to?


TED Z

T206 Reference
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The one that you understood to reiterate in post 51, is the subject of the recent posts, that Pat asked for your source on, and that you criticized Pat's source for his view a few minutes ago. The subject is whether or not the information Pat posted is right or wrong, if the card did not come from Florida at all, and was discovered in Long Island and stayed there. You said your "research indicates" but have not shared the evidentiary basis for the conclusion, or challenged the source for Pat's claim, just other things in that book (which had a ton of junk in it, in my opinion) unrelated to this subject.