In the first three articles of this series, we’ve mostly looked at what the layout of Pat’s recreated Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch sheets can teach us. This article will be no different in that respect. However, we’ll also take aContinue reading… What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part Four
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What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part Three
For years T206 collectors have attempted to pinpoint the exact number of cards that were printed on a sheet at American Lithographic Company. In particular, the width of a sheet has been hotly contested. Pat’s research shows us that thereContinue reading… What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part Three
What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part Two
Why was Wilbur Goode printed with Sweet Caporal 150 Factory 649 back, but Ty Cobb and Cy Young were not? An unexpected result of Pat’s research is that he was able to recreate the Piedmont 150 sheets that were laterContinue reading… What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part Two
What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part One
Pat Romolo’s research on the Piedmont 150 Plate Scratches has produced a number of interesting findings. It’s really cool to be able to look at a recreated sheet and see how the cards were laid out when printed. Pat’s initial goalContinue reading… What I Have Learned from Pat Romolo’s Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Research: Part One
Pat Romolo’s T206 Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Project (Part 2/2)
On February 6th 2016, Pat posted a thread on net54 titled “I Believe This Could Be A Complete Horizontal Layout For This T206 Sheet”. In it, he goes into great detail about how he re-created a Piedmont 150 sheet by connecting theContinue reading… Pat Romolo’s T206 Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Project (Part 2/2)
Pat Romolo’s T206 Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Project (Part 1/2)
On February 6th, 2016, Pat Romolo posted a thread on net54 titled “I Believe This Could Be A Complete Horizontal Layout For This T206 Sheet”. In it, he goes into great detail on how he put together a complete PiedmontContinue reading… Pat Romolo’s T206 Piedmont 150 Plate Scratch Project (Part 1/2)
Intro to T206 Print Marks – Starring Hall of Famer Ed Walsh
This will be the first in a series of articles where I delve into the research of Pat Romolo. Pat has been studying T206 plate scratches and print flaws for years. He was one of the first (if not theContinue reading… Intro to T206 Print Marks – Starring Hall of Famer Ed Walsh
e97 Briggs Lozenze Partial Sheet, T206 Lash’s Bitters, and Why Haven’t any Uncut T206 Sheets Survived All These Years?
A few weeks back, I wrote an article about T206 cards from the same sheet. In it, I talked about a few examples of scrapped sheets, including the amazing Lash’s Bitters Printers Scrap group. Though I may have danced aroundContinue reading… e97 Briggs Lozenze Partial Sheet, T206 Lash’s Bitters, and Why Haven’t any Uncut T206 Sheets Survived All These Years?
Huggins and Scott Auctions off Three T206 Mis-cuts from the same Piedmont 350 Sheet
Huggins and Scott recently sold this very interesting trio of mis-cut Piedmont 350 backs. The lot, which ended on February 8, 2018, sold for a final price of $840 after the juice. Though they were not advertised as such, theseContinue reading… Huggins and Scott Auctions off Three T206 Mis-cuts from the same Piedmont 350 Sheet
Why was George Mullin (Throwing) Pulled From T206 Production Early?
We know that George Mullin’s horizontal (or throwing) pose was pulled early in the Piedmont 350 print run and subsequently left off the print runs of Sovereign 350 and Old Mill entirely. What we don’t know is why. Mullin ThrowingContinue reading… Why was George Mullin (Throwing) Pulled From T206 Production Early?