I Believe This Could Be A Complete Horizontal Layout For This T206 Sheet

[PolarBear]

Excellent research! This is exactly how stamp collectors have reconstructed early 1850's plates.

[Leon]

I agree wholeheartedly. As an "esoteric" collector I really enjoy putting puzzles together too. Once again, great work by all ...

Originally Posted by PolarBear

Excellent research! This is exactly how stamp collectors have reconstructed early 1850's plates.

[steve B]

Pat has done some amazing work. To out it in some context, for the stamps the sheet size was known, and blocks were and are available. More so in the 30's when the plating work began, plus back then the stamps were relatively inexpensive.

Obviously for T206, the sheet size isn't truly known, and there's no blocks. So to assemble so much of a sheet based on flaws that cross from one card to the next is a rather impressive achievement.

Steve B

[Jantz]

Hi Pat

Took a look at some of the backs on my cards tonight. My J.J. Clarke has a plate scratch going through the "150" on the top of the card back. I can get you a scan if you want.

Jantz

[Pat R]

I just located a scan of one of the four missing spots on this sheet and it's
one that we have been speculating about but didn't assign because we
didn't have solid proof.

Chris B and I have been emailing back and forth about the SC 150/649
matching pairs. Based on the matching pairs we were trying to break the SC150/649's down into two groups (Sheets).

I was using this plate scratch sheet which has one 649 in each slot to help breakdown the two groups and it got me thinking about this Sheckerd/Goode Sc 150/30 miscut that Brian W had posted scans of (thanks Brian).
Sheckard-Goode.jpg

One of the missing spots on this plate scratch sheet is next to Goode.
Hinchman-Sheckard - Copy.jpg

I had searched for a Sheckard that matched Hinchman many times with no luck
but I hadn't checked for any in awhile until this morning and I found this one
that matched Hinchman which is right next to Goode.
Hinchman [1b] Back.jpg
Sheckard Scratch.jpgSheckard Scratch Front.jpg
Sheckard Scratch - Copy.jpg

[Luke]

Great work Pat!

[Pat R]

I'm really happy with the progression of this sheet the last two days.

The most recent discovery is a little involved and I'm terrible at trying
to explain these things via a computer but I'll give it a try.

I was pretty sure before but now I'm positive this sheet mirrors a SC150/649
sheet and I think this is one of two 649 sheets that were printed.

The recent Sheckard discovery left only two spots on this sheet that remained
with an unconfirmed 649 subject.

The names and empty slots (?) in red are the 649's.
Sheet [A-B] X Large updated - Copy.jpg

While working on the 649 same sheet position matching pairs combo I
came up with these two.
Bransfield%20-%20Ewing.jpg

Neither Bransfield or Ewing were on this sheet so if this PD150 sheet
mirrored a 649 sheet and there were only two sheets which I believe
is the case Branfield or Ewing would have to match one of the two
unfilled spots.

I haven't found a Bransfield that matches what I consider the main (lower)
scratch subject. But I do have a Bransfield that has a vertical scratch.
Bransfield Back.jpg

I thought this Branfield could be a continuation of these two Conroy vertical scratches.
Conroy [2] Back.jpgConroy [3] Back.jpg

While looking through Branfield scans I found this one that matches one of
the vertical Conroys.
Conroy - Branfield.jpg

I also found this Bransfield that I'm confident is a lighter version of a Conroy
secondary horizontal scratch.
Bransfield.jpg
Bransfield Front.jpg
Conroy Back [4] - Copy.jpg

Now only the Gibson slot remains to complete the empty 649 slot
and that would give us the layout of one 649 sheet and no layout
but all of the subjects that were on the 2nd sheet.