(LOT 754)
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Bat on Shoulder Missing Ink Pass Sweet Caporal 150/25 SGC 1.5 FAIR
RARE T206 COBB ANOMALY!!! One of the most significant T206 collecting angles is assembling factory-issued printer anomalies, with this T206 Ty Cobb Bat on Shoulder Sweet Caporal 150 Subjects/Factory 25 offering obviously missing one of the primary yellow ink passes on its popular upper background. Clearly, one can see that the typically prominent yellow color in the upper background is missing, in this case appearing somewhat white to the palest possible yellow hue. While we have seen various ink anomalies on other T206s, such as an almost orange setting on a T206 portrait (as opposed to red), brown Old Mill/Lenox ad backs, and a T206 Piedmont Plank revealing a white background (as opposed to blue), never have we encountered the classic Cobb Bat on Shoulder subject boasting such a color blip.

One hypothesis is that the sheet this T206 card was originally affixed to may have eluded one of the printing stages, including the addition of the yellow ink, resulting in a progressive proof scenario seen with other distinguished issues such as several 1933 Goudey Ruths. T206 purists are certainly familiar with other ink-related anomalies including several ad-back ink variations (e.g., Brown Old Mill; Brown Lenox). The more renowned T206 subjects depicting these ink variations carry significant weight in the hobby, at times fetching immense pricing points (a T206 common subject with a Brown Lenox ad back has realized $30K).

Regardless of how this ultra-obscure Georgia Peach marvel found its way into its current state, what we do know with 100% certainty is that any T206 anomaly is highly coveted by the tobacco collecting community, let alone one portraying the regal batting image of the immortal Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Synonymous to all of his T206 150 subjects, this scarcity was issued the year Cobb would claim his third consecutive AL batting title, on his way to leading the Junior Circuit in an unprecedented nine consecutive years (1907-1915)! Furthermore, the relatively clean surfaces, crystal-clear iconic batting pose and strong square corners all combine to provide solid mid-grade aesthetics, with the assessment due to some modest areas of soiling and a negligible surface abrasion on the verso beneath the "C" in Cigarettes. A bona fide Cobb scarcity, it presents itself in extraordinary fashion, missing the typical yellow background ink; truly destined to be a main attraction in a world-class T206 gathering!

MIN BID $2,000
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