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RhysI just got an 1871 Peck and Snyder Ballplayers Guidebook to clubs by Henry Chadwick in the mail today. I briefly skimmed through it and found the following advertisement to be VERY interesting. It lists the Peck and Snyder CDV's for sale at a price of 10 cents each (5 clubs)which proves that these were NOT freebees but were items which were bought like baseball cards. Not only that but it lists a 12X16 inch large photo of any of the clubs for sale at a price of $1.50. Has anyone ever heard of a larger premium ever surfacing? It also lists that new clubs would be continually added for sale to the public as well.
I do not know if any of the forum members have seen this advertisement before, but it was all news to me. I was under the impression these Peck and Snyder cards were "trade cards" given away free as promotions. This advertisement would seem to indicate these were bought similar to exhibit cards.
