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Originally Posted by ScottFandango
the blank back is a "salesman sample"
as we know, the front images of many caramel cards are shared by different companies....these companies ordered the picture card fronts and had their own company names printed on the back....the Krause was a salesman's example he could show prospective companies...
same thing still happens now, but nowadays, the word "SAMPLE" is usually placed on the card.....I have some "Sample" cards in hand...
the on thing that correctly identifies these cards is the back label...no back label means its not part of the set...
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Where did you get all these facts?
These companies did not buy them and print their own backs, all of this was done at the time of production. Further I have never seen a "sample" card from this era. The blank back examples seen have all been circulated and are nothing more than a sheet which escaped getting the back printed and a few survived the last 100+ years. Please show us your E card "samples".