T220 Silver - Uncut Edition

[Pat R]

Just a thought Greg but after they were printed a lot of the Donovan and Corbett cards could have been separated for some kind of promotion. I'm sure you know it was common to give out photo's/cards at movies, fights and other events back then. I'm not sure if there would have been a lower survival rate or not or possibly a lot of them were never given out and didn't survive.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Just a thought Greg but after they were printed a lot of the Donovan and Corbett cards could have been separated for some kind of promotion. I'm sure you know it was common to give out photo's/cards at movies, fights and other events back then. I'm not sure if there would have been a lower survival rate or not or possibly a lot of them were never given out and didn't survive.

It very well may be. I would think, at the remove of over a century , that handouts for an event like the T206 Cobb with Cobb story, would be printed on their own to avoid having a worker have to sift through the massive post-cutting stacks, but not everything is efficient. I have this on my list of possibilities but have yet to find any evidence for/against.

Are there other example of the ATC 1909-1912 cards being used like this? I am familiar with the Cobb with Cobb - I don't think I am aware of another but you know far, far more than I do and it would be interesting to learn. I would think it probable that salesmen/representatives/executives would sometimes hand out regular cards without special differences like SP's or the Cobbie's, but my guesses don't mean much.

In all likelihood I will never find the proof on these, the T226 Red Sun SP's, the T227 Brown/Rodgers, but the 'pulled' or extremely short printed cards and why is one of my favorite areas of the T cards. It is such a fun mystery, even if I never learn the answer from someone or some source.

[G1911]

Would anyone with a better eye than me be willing to take a crack at what it says in the bottom left corner?

This is a page from Fullgraff's personal book, from the original sale. It looks like a name has been written in the bottom left, which might be of immense value to set research if it could bee discerned and I had somebody to track down in the archives. My AI tools are not able to read it - the quality is what it is, I don't have a higher resolution available unfortunately.

Thank you.