I'll be dodging some incoming "flak" for posting this in this T206 thread. Nevertheless, this info is provided here for those of you on this forum who have an open mind.
Stylistic design of the T206 A-B-C-D connection of which the 1910 COUPON back corresponds with............
The 68 cards in the 1910 COUPON set are derived from an early press run of the 350 series of the T206 set. These cards were printed and issued in the Spring/Summer of 1910.
They are identical in every respect to their T206 cousins with the exception that the 1910 COUPON cards were printed on thin cardboard. My guess is that American Lithographic
printed these cards on thinner cardboard stock because these cards were not intended to serve as cigarette pack "stiffeners". The 1910 "COUPON" cigarettes were not marketed
in cigarette packs. This new brand was introduced into the marketplace packaged in cartons labelled
"COUPON" Cigarettes that contained 100's of these cigarettes.
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TED Z
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