perhaps a little insight into the T206 Wagner genesis

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

ADAM W.

The contractual dispute between Topps & Bowman already existed
prior to the 1954 Ted Williams (TW) card. Sy Berger of Topps
was an avid Williams fan and forced Bowman to discontinue mar-
keting their TW card. This event just served to exacerbate an
on-going conflict between these two Gum Co. which eventually
led to the demise of Bowman.

This I know from having seen official litigation documents when
I visited with George Moll back in 1981. As you probably know, the
George Moll Adv. Agency (Phila.) was the driving force behind all
PlayBalls, Horrors of War, War Gum, and all the Bowman cards. His
agency was contracted by the Warren Bowman Co.

And, you prove my point, by perpetuating the myth of "broken plates"
regarding the T206 Plank. What proof do you have of this ?
The story I heard many years ago was that the Plank card was in very
close proximity to the Wagner card on the sheet they were printed on.
And, when they were cutting up the sheet to discard the Wagner cards
many of the Plank's were inadvertently discarded, also.