1909 Sweet Caporal Unopened Pack - Questions

[DonG]

I have an opportunity to purchase this pack for $500 but even after some research I'm not sure what could be in it.

Anyone who could point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

[rdwyer]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the tax stamp is incorrect for pack. True T206 boxes were boxes and not paper like this one. And 10 count boxes are the ones that had T206. Not 15 count.

[Pat R]

I'm not sure if there's a definitive answer on the 15 count Sweet Caporals. The Sweet Caporal Ledger pages show that there were T206's packed in 10 count slide and shell but not soft packs but the 20 count soft packs did have T206's packed in them.

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[Bridwell]

The tax stamp has some fraying around the edges. I can't help but wonder if somebody soaked off the original stamp and replaced it with a 1910 stamp to make it look more legit as a T206 pack. The wear on the corners is a little suspicious too. Just my opinion.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

The tax stamp has some fraying around the edges. I can't help but wonder if somebody soaked off the original stamp and replaced it with a 1910 stamp to make it look more legit as a T206 pack. The wear on the corners is a little suspicious too. Just my opinion.

I agree. Those tax stamps were collected just like postage stamps, so there is no shortage of them at all. I have a box of thousands of different stamp types, and many of the T206 period stamps, had overprints that included the actual date and the factory number. So you could tell with many of the stamps, what card types were in the pack that the stamp was once attached to.

[michael3322]

Just curious. If you buy it, will you open it, save it or resell it?