You must look at the financial circumstances of the company that produced the T206 & T205: American Tobacco which was an original member of the DJIA. During the production of those cards, American Tobacco was being sued for violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. By 1911, it was forced to break-up into smaller companies. This explains why the T205 is riddled with typos and is an incomplete set. It may also explain why American Tobacco would not produce cards of Wagner and Plank in order to avoid further litigation.
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