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Originally Posted by tedzan
...By the end of the Summer of 1933 you diligently put together a set of 191 different subjects...
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I have seen in a couple places that the first 7-8 sheets were released by early July. However, four cards from Sheet 7 demonstrate that this sheet could not have been out before August.
The most notable of these cards is the Rogers Hornsby, depicting him as the Browns manager (rather than a Cardinals player), a move that took place on July 26. The latest of the four was Bob Smith, who moved from the Reds to the Braves on July 31.
I am not contradicting Ted's story, since the "end of summer" may just depend on where a person lives. However, the Nov 1970 issue of the Ballcard Collector also included a firsthand account of the set that had Sheet 8 (!) appearing by early July.
Depending how much time we allow for printing, cutting, packaging, distributing, etc., Sheet 7 would not have appeared until mid-August.