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Posted By: John Wojak

My guess is either a Dockman or an E101. I happen to believe that they are pretty much one and the same - my theory is that the Dockmans were printed first, and then when they were a hit the manufacturer of the cards doctored the back to take off the Dockman name, added another ten players and printed up the E101s as samples to show to other candy companies, who bought the cards but opted instead for their own designs (Nadja, C&A, Crofts cocoa) on the backs. But I admit that my theory doesn't explain the 12 St. Louis Nadjas. And of course, it could have happened the other way around, i.e. the E101s were printed first as samples, and then dockman bought them but declined to take 10 of the players. Anyway, as for this Chase card, I know of no way of knowing whether it is a Dockman or an E101, but I would bet that it is one or the other.