T206 checklist revisited

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Posted By: barry arnold

With printing errors 'abounding' in the T206 set with some salient examples
such as Shappe,Nodgrass,Murr'y,Toront,Sweeney no B on cap,perhaps Dopner
and Hemphill(missing first H), and the renowned Magie and Doyle 'Nat'l',
I find myself asking why the Magie and Doyle 'Nat'l' should be treated as
variations essential to completing the set. Certainly, none of the others
have this status.
I know the various arguments such as the Magie error was quickly discovered and immediately corrected but this doesn't seem to be sufficient to change my thinking.
Team change variations such as the Demmitt,O'Hara,Elberfeld,
Lundgren,etc. certainly must be included on the 206 checklist. Errors such as
noted above, including the Magie and Doyle Nat'l, are another story methinks.
I recognize that Magie's place on the checklist already has a long history behind it with key T206
collectors writing this history, all deserving respect for their efforts.
I also recognize that the Doyle Nat'l has had a much more debatable history
with key T206 collectors on both sides of the issue,even creating nuanced positions which are not reducible to one side or the other.
With the great work being done on the backs on this N54 site with some major reworking being done on the backs checklist, I would add that we also need to
do some rethinking of what we need to do with the errors including the Magie and Doyle Nat'l. Obviously, I'm not dealing with the color errors which
involve the cards missing one or more colors in the printing process(yes,
the Sweeney B probably falls into this 'color errors' category).
Any thoughts?
all the best,
Barry