Found this T206 missing magenta in my collection.

[iggyman]

Forgive my perturbed look, but I have been away from the hobby for the past 1.75 years and I am not really sure what the heck has been happening to magenta-less T206 cards. To state the obvious, Sean's T206 Beaumont has a pin-hole, implying it was once prominently displayed on a wall (I'm thinking barn). While George's T206 Beaumont was taken to school during a chemistry experiment gone awry. Neither of these cards came out of the factory looking that way.

Lovely Day...

[aquarius31]

Originally Posted by iggyman

While George's T206 Beaumont was taken to school during a chemistry experiment gone awry. Neither of these cards came out of the factory looking that way.

Lovely Day...

LOL I'm glad I was able to contribute to a T206 thread

[philliesfan]

For those with the glue on back theory - If the glue on the reverse affects the red on the front would it only affect the red from where the glue is on the reverse? What I mean is part of the orange on the front has NO glue residue on the back. Does the glue in the upper half of the card magically extract the red from the bottom portion?
Thanks,
Robert

[philliesfan]

For those with the sunlight theory - Yes I guess it is possible......however, I think you would see a faint outline of the lettering which is not visible on the Carrigan.

The glue on the reverse to me would mean it was in a scrapbook which I doubt was left open to that page for an extended period of time in the sunlight.

Robert

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

For those with the sunlight theory - Yes I guess it is possible......however, I think you would see a faint outline of the lettering which is not visible on the Carrigan.

The glue on the reverse to me would mean it was in a scrapbook which I doubt was left open to that page for an extended period of time in the sunlight.

Robert

Didn't you know? Glue and/or sunlight both totally suck all traces of magenta right off of cardboard - sunlight accomplishes this feat from the front, glue from the back. It's true. You could test it yourself, but the tests take a long time to run. How long? Nobody really knows, but if you go read old hobby publications, you'll probably see stories about 'red background' cards that have glue on the back and the magenta appears to be slowly evaporating

It was a huge mystery back in the day, but nature's testing is finally completed.