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Originally Posted by FrankWakefield
Jason, my understanding and current belief is that the red border Old Mill cards were distributed regionally. There was a bit of nationwide distribution, but little. For the most part, to the extent that different series are found in old collections, it was due to a bit of trading, or traveling. Consider when the good Senator was a kid, and he had an Old Mill smoking uncle who traveled a bit... might not that uncle buy a few packs of cigarettes as he traveled around, and wouldn't he save those 'foreign' red border cards for his fanatic nephew?
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FRANK
Russell's biography informs us that his father, Judge Richard B. Russell, Sr., traveled a lot (circa 1908-1911). In his travels, the Judge most likely saved for his son the
T210 cards he pulled out of OLD MILL packs, since he was well aware of Jr.'s avid enthusiasm for BB.
This could account for the various T210 Series cards in Russell's collection. Certainly, the Series 1 cards were available in Russell's district. This is reflected in his near
complete run (70 cards of 74) of the South Atlantic League.
TED Z