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Originally Posted by oldjudge
Ideally, the dating questions should have been clearly pointed out in the lot description. I have heard nothing that would make me believe that the card was absolutely issued pre-1900; perhaps if such information exists the consignor(who it appears thought the card was worth over $1 million) or the high bidder (who thought it was worth almost a million) or Goldin (who accepted the reserve) could provide it.
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This has been researched exhaustively as detailed in Rob L's thread and in a prior thread by Hal Lewis. I very much doubt there is any additional relevant information out there. There is clearly no definitive evidence supporting 1897-99 as the issue date, although I suppose it remains possible if not likely.