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I believe the theory is that very few to zero T206's were signed during the featured players playing days,which would be the 1908-1911 time period,aproximately. The Chance was likely signed during his managerial stint.
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Why is it thought that so few T206s were signed during the players' playing days? Just curious.
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Because nobody thought of it at the time. It would probably be considered a bizarre act to get the person on the tobacco card, to write his own name on it. The hobby wasn't the hobby back then.
Cards were a gimmick, a way to advertise the smoke brands and I highly doubt that it was the goal of the smoker to collect every possible card and from every manufacturer, either. When you see autographs during that time, it's often in the form of clipped letters (or letters), documents, maybe a calling card, almost never a ball. Nobody was waiting in the parking lot for these guys as I think they would have been flattered at the time, and amused by the gesture. DanC |
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