Great points, Todd. We can certainly deduce that series 2, 5, and 7 were being printed in 1910. All of your points stand alone, so we really don’t have to get into the subjects, but what the heck lets get into the weeds…
Simply looking at the first cards released from T210-8 I believe that 23 out of the first 24 subjects were connected to the teams mentioned on their T210-8 card in 1909, yes 1909. The only one that I can’t seem to confirm is Charley Brooks. He was certainly on the Pelicans roster by 2/10/1910, but no proof of a contract in 1909 yet. As an interesting side note, Charley Brooks was from Royston, GA which is often connected to the one and only Tyrus Cobb.
Also from this first group of 24 there a couple of known errors with series 3 backs. So again, we can deduce that series 3 and 8 were being printed around the same time. Between what we know and with the clippings we can probably come to solid conclusions on series 1, 4, and 6 as well.
I also believe that a couple of the 1909 subjects did not even end up playing for the team on their T210 card in 1910.
Of those first 24 subjects, I believe 7 of them have the exact same image as depicted on their T206 card. It would be 8 if you include the Pepe proof. There is a rather strong possibility that the T210 set was in it’s early design stages, at a minimum, in 1909.
There is indeed strong indication that other series or groups were released later. Even within series 8 there was a 39 subject short print group that was printed at a later time that included Joe Jackson.
Did some T210 cards trickle out through early 1911? Sure, maybe. With the focus of getting it right on the early subjects, I doubt it was all of a sudden decided to put out a sloppy set. Throughout the set there are plenty of clues such as players appearing for two teams, team moves, etc. that do not indicate anything towards 1911. We have to remember that the design of this set was also very basic, likely for quick production.
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