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WesleyI think that the Reccius Honus Wagner is a fascinating card. I reread the discussion in the old thread as well as the amendments for a different item in the REA auction. It seems that some posters in the old thread originally connected the Reccius card with the cigar box in the REA auction. However, the only connection between the cigar box and the Reccius card is that they share a similar photo. Nowhere on the cigar box is the maker of the cigars identified. Nowhere on the cigar box does it say that there is some conenction to the Reccius product.
In REA's amendment to the cigar box auction description, it is pointed out that there is a rectangle or gold revenue stamp that identifies it as post 1919. Apparently, revisions in the law at the time required these identification marks be on every tobacco product after 1919. In looking at the photo of the Reccius card, there is no rectangle or gold revenue stamp. This seems to be a very important distinction and perhaps one that proves that the card and the box were for two separate and distinct products released at different times. If the rectangle or gold revenue stamp is required for all post 1919 tobacco products, one would think that it would appear on the card if from a post 1919 tobacco product. It is important to note that on the Reccius card, there is no such such revenue marking and is likely prior to to the enactment of the new law.