You should put your postman in contact with a good attorney. If McDonalds can be sued for their coffee being hot I’m sure REA can be sued for their heavy catalogs causing postal hernias.
I can’t shed any light on the twentieth century cards in the auction as I am pretty ignorant on that topic but I can add some thoughts on REA’s nineteenth century cards. The Esterbrook Kalamazoo Bats is one of two known. There is also one in an almost complete collection of Kalamazoo Bats owned by an old time collector. If you exclude cabinets, the only other 19th century card with similar rarity that I recall is the S F Hess N338-1 McGinty Steals Second two player card which I believe is also one of two known, with the other card residing in the collection of the Kalamazoo Bats Esterbrook owner. Both these cards might as well be considered unique as this collector will not part with them.
Hopefully, someone knowledgeable will chime in on the twentieth century cards.
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