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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Richard brings up an interesting point I've questioned before... The image I posted above of the Piedmont box was courtsey of the T206 Museum. However, as pointed out by Richard, the pack has Ligget & Myers printed on the bottom. The ATC was broken up into the 4 companies - ATC (2nd edition), Ligget & Myers, RJ, and P Lor, in 1911. I guess it is feasable that L&M started labeling boxes in 1911 and could possibly have a t-206 inserted. However, here's the catch... I'm not quite sure when L&M started producing their own boxes (and I'm not sure if anyone really knows) and I have never seen an L&M box with a 1911 overprint on the 1910 tax stamp. It is possible that the Piedmont box from the T-206 Museum was fabricated.