Barry A and Tim C
Another tidbit that is supportive of my contention that American Litho. (ALC) printed the T206's in sheets of 48, that I have considered,
is the prevalance of many major 48 and 50-card sets since 1887. Some notable examples are......
1887 Allen & Ginter (N28)
1888 Allen & Ginter (N29)
1888 Goodwin Champions (N162)
1888 Kimballs (N184)
1895 Mayo (N300)
1903 Breisch-Williams (E107)......3 x 50
1910 E101
1910 Mello Mints (E105)
1910 American Caramel (E106)
Apparently the track width of the printing presses used by the lithographers of that era (ALC, Geo. Harris & Sons, etc.) lend themselves
to sheets of this size (19" W x 12" L).
Consider this fact....the T206 150 series consists of 144 cards that were printed with 150/350 backs. That neatly translates to 3 x 48.
TED Z
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