Hey guys....here is that recurring 12 factor again....that is found throughout the various white-bordered & gold-bordered sets' structure (1909-1914). These 12 subjects in the
T205 set differ from the "Exclusive 12" in the T206 set. There are several reasons why I refer to these 12 as such. For starters, they are the only Minor Leaguers in the T205
set. All 12 subjects represent teams in the Eastern League. They are found only with 2 advertising backs....HASSAN Factory #649 or POLAR BEAR. And their artistic designs are
unlike the other T205 designs. I would speculate that the artist that that drew these 12 subjects is the same artist that created the T80 (Military Series) cards. However, these
12 Minor Leaguers were printed at the tail-end of the T205 press run....as, the bios on the backs of these cards detail events as late as the Summer of 1911.
I do not claim to be an expert on T205's. However, we do have T205 experts on this forum, who have different theories than mine as to when these 12 guys were introduced
into the T205 set. So, I would really appreciate if they would chime in here with their thoughts on this subject.
T80 examples
TED Z
T206 Reference
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