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Posted By: Hal Lewis

I just KNEW that I had seen an 1869 Peck & Snyder card that specifically stated on the back that they were sold as cards to the public... but I could NEVER find it until today! I was looking through my 1991 Sotheby's catalog from the Copeland Auction, and here it is:




After seeing the back of this card... there can be NO DOUBT that these cards were NOT "free giveaways" or "trade cards"... but were actually sold by Peck & Snyder for a PROFIT.

I sure wish I had bought 100 of them for $5 !!!