Red Cobb survey....re:.PIEDMONT 460/42 enigma ?

[tedzan]

I am reprising here the last updated listing from the Red Cobb survey. As several Net54er's have been surprised by
the 12 reported PIEDMONT 460 Factory 42 (P460/42) inputs out of 266 total T206 Red Cobb inputs. This unexpec-
ted amount of inputs for this rare T206 back can be explained by the following factors......

1....The Red Cobb is one of the 6 Super Printed cards in the T206 set. Furthermore, because of Cobb's tremendous
popularity (he led the Major Lges, batting .377, .385 & .420 during the T206 Red Cobb era....1909, 1910 and 1911,
respectively), I believe many of the Red Cobb backs were Double Printed (and perhaps, even Triple Printed).

2....Focusing on this survey, the responses in the first 4 days produced 10 P460/42 inputs. Primarily from advanced
T206 (or Cobb) collectors on this forum. Understandably, these folks (including me) were anxious to report their Red
Cobb with the rare P460/42 back.
Now, in the 2 months of subsequent reporting of Red Cobb's, only TWO more have been reported. This fact tells me
that, we Net54er's have cornered the market on this rare back (with respect to the Red Cobb).

Therefore, I DO NOT find these P460/42 numbers, at all, unusual. I guess this is because I have a lot of respect for
the collector know-how of most of the Net54 posters and readers in acquiring these rare T206 backs.


UPDATED upon request to include Red Cobb new inputs from 5/26 to 6/26 across all the 30 T-advertising backs.











Red Cobb....UPDATED survey....6/26/09

..1....TY COBB back
..1....1910 COUPON (Type 1)
..2....T213-2
..3....T213-3
..0....T214
..0....T215


T206 red Cobb....UPDATED survey....6/26/09

Scarcest group......

..1....BROAD LEAF 460
..2....DRUM
..0....HINDU (red)
..5....LENOX (black)
..0....UZIT
..4....SOVEREIGN 460
..7....CAROLINA BRIGHTS
..7....CYCLE 460
..3....EPDG


Next toughest group......

10....AMERICAN BEAUTY 350
..1....CYCLE 350
>>>>>> 12....PIEDMONT 460 Factory 42 <<<<<<
..8....SOVEREIGN 350
..4....SWEET CAPORAL 460 Factory 42
..6....SWEET CAPORAL 460 Factory 42 (ovpt)
..1....SWEET CAPORAL 46O Factory 25
..1....SWEET CAPORAL 350 Factory 25
..9....TOLSTOI


The easier ones......

20....OLD MILL
21....PIEDMONT 460 Factory 25
15....SWEET CAPORAL 46O Factory 30


The easiest ones......

52....SWEET CAPORAL 350 Factory 30
47....PIEDMONT 350 Factory 25
20....POLAR BEAR


We now have a T206 total of 266 inputs.


But, still waiting to see a UZIT back....does any one have this one ? Perhaps, the Red Cobb was not printed
with it ? ?

Until we see a real UZIT....I will continue showing my "exotic" UZIT red Cobb.






Hey Net54er's....this card is not that far-fetched....Cobb is quoted as saying...."Baseball was like War"....



TED Z

[cfc1909]

There was a Victory Cobb in one of the auction houses-maybe Huggins?

[toppcat]

I think the old thread had a link in its last post to a Red Hindu you might have missed in the survey Ted.

[tedzan]

I've known of that particular Red HINDU. However, there have been some questions raised about this card by two veteran T206 collectors.

Four of the 6 super-prints have been confirmed with Red HINDU backs (Chance, both Chase's, and Evers). The Red Cobb and Matty have
not been confirmed with Red Hindu backs.

I am waiting for a 2nd red Cobb with a Red HINDU back to emerge before I am confident about this F/B combination.


TED Z

[tedzan]

Thanks guy, I'll add the T214 Cobb on my next update.

TED Z