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MWActually, I think everyone is being far too tough on James.
Recent conjecture (can't quite call it research), wholly based on James' T206 listings, has led me to believe that Sweet Caporal and Piedmont (among others) actually employed an enthusiastic group of rag-tag teenagers to pre-handle many of the cigarette cards before they were inserted in packs. Rumor has it that they would also be vicariously tempted to pocket a "rare" Wagner when it came their way. Perhaps some of these Wagners are now the ones making their way onto eBay, after being passed down from one generation to the next.
And you guys thought you knew it all 