The other T207 backs

Yoda · #1 04-26-2016, 10:39 AM

I have given up hope trying to spark any interest in the brown ink Recruit back. I currently have 2 up in the REA auction that haven't even drawn a bid. Back in 2007 Mastro had a common with the brown ink reverse and made a big deal out of it, comparing it to the brown Lenox reverse, and stating it should be considered a true variation. I believe it fetched around a grand. Beckett must have agreed, since they are the only grading company who identify it as such. Perhaps if the other grading followed suit something might happen.

caramelcard · #2 04-26-2016, 04:01 PM

John,

I've had SGC grade T207 brown ink backs as such for me. Perhaps they don't anymore.

Mike,

Good thread. With the large group of blank backs that surfaced 10 years ago I don't remember any being non recruit class.

Collectors used to call Anon backs coupons, but only because they had been found with large groups of coupon t213s which doesn't really mean anything.

Like the E98 issue, it's hard to imagine why the backs are anonymous. Although E98s (as we know from the recent large find) were not necessarily inserted into anything. I would imagine anonymous backed t207s were inserted into a Louisiana based cigarette pack.

So it would make sense that they could be coupons.

And if you really think about it, if the folks buying the cigs know that there are cards inside, they wouldn't care after the fact if there was advertising on the backs of the cards. More interested in the fronts.

Rob

Jobu · #3 04-26-2016, 08:12 PM

Great post Mike, thank you for adding such clear reference material (and thanks for all of the info you have shared over email). Also - very nice cards everyone.

sb1 · #4 04-27-2016, 08:50 AM

A breakdown by tougher backs in the set I have.

Anonymous Fact 3 5
Anonymous Fact 25 11
Broadleaf 19
Cycle 13
Napoleon 3 Ray Fisher, George Mullin No D on Cap, Mike Simon

Pretty shocking how tough Napoleon's are. Of course the first four backs above would be expected to be strongly represented as those cards only come with one of the four backs(excluding Red Cross of course). But when given the chance of having the Recruit and Napoleon parallel checklist and only having three clearly shows their scarcity.

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