Posted By:
Dan KoochinI was told (many years ago now) the designation came from Sir Edgar Wharton-Tigar.
I'm not in favor of the 'modern revision' of looking at the back for five seconds,
it's Wills, so its not American, and therefore doesn't belong as a T215.
The checklists are identical, the pictured subjects are identical. There is no
reason for Wills to issue a baseball card set whatsoever, nevermind one of the
most obscure New Orleans issues. The idea of the inclusion of baseball cards,
in Pirate brand tobacco (for issue to US servicemen overseas) came from P. Lorillard
New Jersey.
perhaps those on the board more familiar with lithography, could comment on whether
the fronts were printed in New Jersey (possibly the backs later), or if UK lithograph
presses could produce identical cards with all the same exact colors, paper stock/size.
Seems time consuming to me to gather all the pictures, proofs, printing plates, ship them
over from the US, set up a new press in the UK , and start all over again - when you could
just ship the cards over.