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Ted ZanidakisT206 collectors have asked....why the 150, 350, 460 Subjects in the three Series of the T206 issue since there are 524 cards.
I think this can be explained by looking at the entire set in terms of its "designs".
Given a complete T206 set of 524 cards, let's first remove Magie & Joe Doyle errors; hence 522 subjects
Then, we remove the 48 Southern Leaguers and the 15 Repeated designs; therefore....522 - 48 - 15 = 459 Initial Designs
The American Tobacco Co. (ATC) in 1909 initially planned the 150 Series to consist of 150 designs.
The 2nd Series (1910) ATC planned to add another 200 designs. So, the total (150 + 200), hence the "350 Series".
The 3rd series (late 1910 to early 1911) ATC planned for a total of 110 designs (150 + 200 + 110), hence "460 Series".
However, the actual number of designs in these series is as follows......
Initial
Designs
155........150 Series
200........350 Series
104........460 Series (56..350/460 + 48..460-only)
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459......total Initial Designs
.48......So. Lge. additional Designs
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507......Set total Designs
TED Z