Agreed with above assessment, plus there's a chance premiums lacking "litho in USA" text got some Canadian distribution as '36-37 World Wide Gum wrapper exchange promos, since MLB cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Hildebrand's Cleveland Indians sat within radio broadcast distance of our northern border. I bet defending champs Detroit in particular had a Canadian following!
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