One T206, Two Names

[Jobu]

Fascinating stuff Jantz.

If I read you right, basically what you are saying is that sheet layout appears to have varied between backs. This would help to explain why this puzzle has been so difficult to piece together.

My Questions:

One
Are there any examples of a player with 3 different names on the top (his own plus two others) that all have the same back? (EX: All three from Piedmont 150-25)

If this exists it would seem to suggest that we may never figure out a true sheet layout because there were too many moving parts even within a print run for a single series of a single ad back in a single factory.

Two
Are there examples of identical two name on top players that are from different ad backs within the same series but from the same factory? (EX: Player A usually has player A above him but less frequently has an identical player B above him for both Piedmont 150-25 and Sweet Cap 150-25)

The existence of this seems plausible to me and would suggest that layout variation occurred between, and not within, factories.

Yet another wrinkle would be changes in layout between series and factory (EX: Pd 150-25 and SC 150-25 share a layout that is different than the shared layout by Pd 350-25 and SC 350-25).

I think that is enough rampant speculation for one post. Particularly because this may all have been covered in old threads (sorry if that is the case!).

[curtis-cards]

I have an O'Leary SC 350-460, 42 overprint with O'Leary, Detroit on top. Name is cut off on bottom as well.

[t206hound]

Another Piedmont 150... not as nice as a WaJo, but I'll still take it.

[Luke]

Nice card Erick! That WaJo isn't actually mine. It went for $800, which I actually think is a nice buy, but my money/focus was tied up elsewhere and I bowed out around $700. I posted it after the auction ended for posterity.

[t206hound]

Much to my surprise, as I was scanning cards from the lot, I realized that it wasn't Shipke on top of this card... a quick check, and I have another for the collection: Shipke-Griffith (also a Piedmont 150). Crazy!

[Luke]

Hmmm, I was thinking Shipke must be at the top of the sheet. But now it looks like that isn't the case. Here's mine:

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

Hmmm, I was thinking Shipke must be at the top of the sheet. But now it looks like that isn't the case. Here's mine:

Your shipke is from the top of the sheet. Either sheets were more complex with their layouts, or the layouts changed.