Purpose:
This project has been started in an effort to document all of the many great stamps that collectors from long ago placed on the backs of our beloved T206 cards. This is an interactive project in which you are encouraged to participate if you own any T206s that contain a legible stamp on the reverse. These stamps can be anything from a collector's name, a date, a number, a letter, a design or even a symbol. As long as the stamp can be identified then it should be documented here.
How to Participate:
Please, anyone is welcome to take part in this project. Simply email front/back images of your T206s with stamped backs to me at this email address: thegreatt206backstampproject@gmail.com with your story and whether you would like to be credited.
How it Works:
Any time we find a new image of a T206 with a stamped back, it will be preserved here in a virtual museum of T206's with back stamps in an attempt to organize and document as many different stamps as possible.
Any images provided by someone else via email will be treated the same way. However, when someone participates with images of their own card, they may offer more details about the card that we would not otherwise know and this info might be included on the site somewhere.
As the database grows and we have multiple images of the same or similar stamps, we will create a new page just for those stamps.
Latest Update (03/20/21): I've rearranged the page links to the left into alphabetical order. Names are listed in order by last name in the list. Just wanted to mention this in case you are looking for a specific page and don't see it where you used to see it.
Sports Collectors Daily Recognizes The Project:
December 9, 2008
I was contacted by Sports Collectors Daily for an interview for their website highlighting our wonderful project. I was very excited to have them help get the word out and bring more visitors to the site. Since the article was printed, we have seen a jump in visits and I have been contacted by several collectors who have submitted scans of their stamped cards and shared their stories. I want to thank Sports Collectors Daily for the chance to get our project in front of so many of their readers. They have a great site as well and I highly recommend them to anyone who hasn't seen their site yet. It's a great resource.
Here is a link to the story they wrote about the project and the interview: Story
Thanks again to all our participants!
AndyH
PreWarCards.com Recognizes the Project:
January 3, 2019
Part of the inspiration to starting up again anew is because our friends over at PreWarCards.com recently ran an article about back stamped T206s and shared our project with their readers. You can check out the article here.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at:
TheGreatT206BackStampProject@gmail.com
I don't check this email everyday, so don't worry if you don't hear back from me right away. I will get your email and respond.
Thank you so much to all of you.
AndyH
Please note that I do not own all of the cards that are shown here. Most of them are owned by other collectors who have participated in the project over the years. I also take images of cards I see online. I am only documenting the many different stamps that I find.
Last Updated: 12/06/22