Thanks guys. Yes, Eric, I had seen that site--seems he needs the same ones I do. I know in some respects I am reinventing the wheel but I made my own gallery because I like them arrayed in one spot, rather than clicking on links card by card. I also like larger, better-quality scans, and the fact that it can be seen as a slide-show. Most of what I have came from auction sites and in particular the large collection that went off in Legendary awhile back. Anyway, I did poach one scan I needed from this site.
Scott, I'm a little confused when you opine that the stamps were added after the fact-- post-packaging or distribution, and why you think it likely your type two was part of the packaging. I agree the company must have learned of these after they were printed, although it seems kind of strange to me that they could not or chose not to arrange with the printer to put their ad in typeset form on the back of the blank backs. This would have made a much more polished product and more in line with what they did with their non-sports cards. It seems that this was not really an advertising campaign that they pushed much.
Hopefully more info will be discovered about this set, as it appears to be the prototype for many of the T and E sets that followed, in terms of size, stock, design and back advertising. Thanks again for the info.
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