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Originally Posted by G1911
They are usually listed as 1899, but that is the date the photograph was taken, not the year the card was issued. The best date method is to probably dive into the store records. In 1900 they had almost 200 stores, the front says 225 so it’s probably c. 1901-1905. A&P went out of business just a few years ago and was the worlds largest retailer for a while, so it probably wouldn’t be too hard to dive into the primary sources and better pinpoint.
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They were running newspaper ads claiming 225 stores from late 1887 through 1906.