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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Without the following sinificant events, this "timeline" is incomplete.....

1st....1908 (or 09) should follow-up the 1903 E107 Candy set with the American Caramel (E90-1) set.
A significant milestone in the E-card era.

2nd....1934 should include the National Chicle - Diamond Star set (a spin-off from GOUDEY GUM Co.)

3rd....1949 Bowman vs Leaf litigation that prevents Leaf from issuing BB cards beyond Leaf's 1949 BB set.

4th....1951 Bowman anticipates the Mantle phenomena by issuing his 1st rookie card. Topps enters the BB
card market.

5th....1959 Fleer introduces an 80-card set depicting the Ted Williams story.

TED Z