![Enlarge photo 1](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8615.jpeg) enlarge 210KB, 640x596 1 *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.
| ![Enlarge photo 2](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/CCBD1F1C-4B2F-4EBE-8B2F-BD1FC13D42E5_1_105_c.jpeg) enlarge 195KB, 570x640 2 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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![Enlarge photo 3](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_05241.jpeg) enlarge 123KB, 480x640 3 Ames SGC 40/3 Graded by SGC December 2023
| ![Enlarge photo 4](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_05211.jpeg) enlarge 98KB, 480x640 4 Ames SGC 40/3 Graded by SGC December 2023
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![Enlarge photo 5](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8471.jpeg) enlarge 149KB, 384x640 5 Leon K. Ames 2 - Front New York Giants
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| ![Enlarge photo 6](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8472.jpeg) enlarge 146KB, 381x640 6 Ames 2 - Back Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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![Enlarge photo 7](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/ames1.jpeg) enlarge 125KB, 380x640 7 Leon Ames Front PSA 2
Graded by PSA March 2024
| ![Enlarge photo 8](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/ames_2.jpeg) enlarge 119KB, 378x640 8 Leon Ames Back PSA 2
Graded by PSA March 2024
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![Enlarge photo 9](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/Ames4.PNG) enlarge 296KB, 295x640 9 Ames Front
| ![Enlarge photo 10](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/Ames4b.PNG) enlarge 308KB, 295x640 10 Ames Back
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![Enlarge photo 11](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_0573.heic.jpg) enlarge 161KB, 480x640 11 Archer SGC 40/3 Front Graded by SGC February 2024
| ![Enlarge photo 12](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/Screenshot%202024-03-27%20at%209.31.34_PM.png) enlarge 461KB, 428x640 12 Archer SGC 40/3 Back Graded by SGC February 2024
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![Enlarge photo 13](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8473.jpeg) enlarge 147KB, 372x640 13 James P. Archer - Front Chicago Nationals
Notice the light print line just above the collar. Possible wet sheet transfer.
| ![Enlarge photo 14](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_39213312.jpeg) enlarge 159KB, 480x640 14 James Archer Back from SGC Grading June 2024
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![Enlarge photo 15](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8474.jpeg) enlarge 123KB, 338x640 15 Archer - Back Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
| ![Enlarge photo 16](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_39221.jpeg) enlarge 105KB, 480x640 16 James Archer Back from SGC Grading June 2024
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![Enlarge photo 17](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8475.jpeg) enlarge 140KB, 372x640 17 William E. Bransfield - Front Philadelphia Nationals
| ![Enlarge photo 18](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8476.jpeg) enlarge 145KB, 392x640 18 Bransfield - Back Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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![Enlarge photo 19](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8479.jpeg) enlarge 157KB, 382x640 19 Joshua Devore - Front New York Nationals
| ![Enlarge photo 20](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8480.jpeg) enlarge 144KB, 375x640 20 Devore - Back Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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![Enlarge photo 21](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/devore1.jpeg) enlarge 123KB, 378x640 21 devore1
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![Enlarge photo 23](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8508.jpeg) enlarge 66KB, 450x640 23 Joshua Devore Tracked the missing card down through EBay.
16th Card -
First Card Sold was on Ebay
| ![Enlarge photo 24](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8509.jpeg) enlarge 65KB, 485x640 24 Joshua Devore
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![Enlarge photo 25](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_0577.heic.jpg) enlarge 179KB, 480x640 25 Egan SGC 40/3 Graded by SGC March 2024
| ![Enlarge photo 26](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_0578.heic.jpg) enlarge 124KB, 480x640 26 Egan SGC 40/3 Graded by SGC March 2024
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![Enlarge photo 27](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8477.jpeg) enlarge 150KB, 373x640 27 Richard J. Egan - Front Cincinnati Nationals
Notice the light print line just above the collar. Possible wet sheet transfer.
| ![Enlarge photo 28](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8478.jpeg) enlarge 136KB, 378x640 28 Egan - Back Factory No. 649 1st Dist. N.Y.
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![Enlarge photo 29](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/harmon1.jpeg) enlarge 117KB, 377x640 29 harmon1
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![Enlarge photo 31](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_05221.jpeg) enlarge 129KB, 480x640 31 Kling SGC 2.5 Front Graded by SGC December 2023
| ![Enlarge photo 32](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_05231.jpeg) enlarge 106KB, 480x640 32 Kling SGC 2.5 Back Graded by SGC December 2023
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![Enlarge photo 33](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_0575.heic.jpg) enlarge 166KB, 480x640 33 Pfiester SGC 2.5 Front Graded by SGC January 2024
| ![Enlarge photo 34](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_0576.heic.jpg) enlarge 109KB, 480x640 34 Pfiester SGC 2.5 Back Gtaded by SGC January 2024
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![Enlarge photo 35](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_0325.jpeg) enlarge 121KB, 428x640 35 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
Bailey
Bescher
Bransfield - 3 known examples
Cicotte
Devore - 4 known examples
Dickson
Duffy
Egan - 2 known examples
Engle
Gaspar
Harmon - 2 known examples
Jacklitsch
Johnson
Kling - 2 known examples
Leifield
Lennox
Magee
McBride
Pfiester - 3 known examples
Sharpe
Simmons
Stahl
Stanage
| ![Enlarge photo 36](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_84681.jpeg) enlarge 167KB, 480x640 36 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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![Enlarge photo 37](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/Harmon_final.jpeg) enlarge 164KB, 640x546 37 Bob Harmon PSA 1.5
Graded by PSA December 2023
| ![Enlarge photo 38](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/1563184.JPG) enlarge 172KB, 640x541 38 Leon Ames PSA 2
Graded by PSA March 2024
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![Enlarge photo 39](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/5289666.JPG) enlarge 170KB, 640x541 39 Josh Devore PSA 1.5
Graded by PSA March 2024
| ![Enlarge photo 40](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_8467.jpeg) enlarge 100KB, 720x189 40 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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![Enlarge photo 41](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/IMG_5200.jpeg) enlarge 97KB, 640x596 41 SGC Pop Report February 2024
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![Enlarge photo 43](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/Screenshot%202024-03-27%20at%207.56.43_PM.png) enlarge 75KB, 720x387 43 Rough notes from the find
| ![Enlarge photo 44](https://photos.imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/2023t205hindufind/icons/16480315-AF5F-44FB-9DAC-386D7E338202_1_201_a.jpeg) enlarge 186KB, 640x614 44 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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