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*Incredible 16* T205 Hindu Card Find - November 2023
There were 16 Hindu cards in this find. Made up of the following players. Numerous duplicates.
4 - Leon Ames
2 - James Archer
3 - Joshua Devore
2 - Richard Egan
1 - William Bransfield
2 - John Pfiester
1 - John Kling
1 - Harmon
1 - Josh Devore - *Not pictured in the original group picture.
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Back Image
The T205 Hindu back is significantly harder to locate than the T206 Hindu back.
Quote below is from Lew Lipset...
"Without question in my experience the toughest T205 back easily surpassing the Drum."
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Ames SGC 40/3
Graded by SGC December 2023
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Ames SGC 40/3
Graded by SGC December 2023
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Leon K. Ames 2 - Front
New York Giants
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Ames 2 - Back
Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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Leon Ames Front
PSA 2
Graded by PSA March 2024
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Leon Ames Back
PSA 2
Graded by PSA March 2024
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Ames Front
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Ames Back
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Archer SGC 40/3 Front
Graded by SGC February 2024
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Archer SGC 40/3 Back
Graded by SGC February 2024
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James P. Archer - Front
Chicago Nationals
Notice the light print line just above the collar.
Possible wet sheet transfer.
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James Archer
Back from SGC Grading June 2024
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Archer - Back
Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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James Archer
Back from SGC Grading June 2024
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William E. Bransfield - Front
Philadelphia Nationals
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Bransfield - Back
Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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Joshua Devore - Front
New York Nationals
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Devore - Back
Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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devore1
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devore 2
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Joshua Devore
Tracked the missing card down through EBay.
16th Card -
First Card Sold was on Ebay
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Joshua Devore
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Egan SGC 40/3
Graded by SGC March 2024
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Egan SGC 40/3
Graded by SGC March 2024
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Richard J. Egan - Front
Cincinnati Nationals
Notice the light print line just above the collar.
Possible wet sheet transfer.
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Egan - Back
Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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harmon1
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harmon2
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Kling SGC 2.5 Front
Graded by SGC December 2023
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Kling SGC 2.5 Back
Graded by SGC December 2023
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Pfiester SGC 2.5 Front
Graded by SGC January 2024
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Pfiester SGC 2.5 Back
Gtaded by SGC January 2024
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Hindu Cork Tip Cigarettes
An extremely rare back from the beautiful T205 set!
Confirmed Hindu Cards - From my notes. If not correct please contact us.
Ames - 6+ known examples
Archer - Only 2 known examples
Ball - 1 Known example
Bailey - 2 Known examples
Bescher - 1 Known example
Bransfield - 2 known examples
Cicotte - 1 known example
Devore - 4 known examples
Dickson - 1 known example
Duffy - 1 known example
Egan - 2 known examples
Engle - 2 known examples
Gaspar - 2 known examples
Harmon - 1 known example
Jacklitsch - 1 known example
Johnson - 1 known example
Kling - 2 known examples
Leifield - 2 known examples
Lennox - 1 known example
Magee - 1 known example
McBride - 1 known example
Pfiester - 3 known examples
Sharpe - 3 known examples
Simmons - 1 known example
Stahl - 1 known example
Stanage - 1 known example
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1980 Trader Speaks
Odd there is no mention of Hindu cards in 1980 T205 article by Bill Heitman.
However Lew Lipset does mention them in 1986 in one of his publications.
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Bob Harmon
PSA 1.5
Graded by PSA December 2023
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Leon Ames
PSA 2
Graded by PSA March 2024
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Josh Devore
PSA 1.5
Graded by PSA March 2024
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Interesting
Hindu not yet discovered in 1980? Seems like there should be some mention of the rare back.
What should back multipliers be for Hindu?
50-70x
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SGC Pop Report
February 2024
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SGC Pop Report
March 2024
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Rough notes from the find
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The purest form of cardboard art!
Premier gold border tobacco-cards
Only Drum can compete with Hindu in terms of rarity among T205 backs.
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