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Old 08-26-2019, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by trdcrdkid View Post
It’s because in 1915 (unlike the year before), you could sent away for a complete set, so a lot of complete sets of 1915 CJs survived in nice shape, without the candy stains that plague the 1914s.
I recall in the 90s the sale of a group of nearly all 8s and maybe even a few 9s that (reportedly) came from one of those complete albums. They looked trimmed to me. It would not surprise me at all if many of those high grade cards were altered in some way.
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