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Posted By: RobertS

Here's one I found recently on eBay (within the past year, if memory serves). This M101-2 of Art Fletcher is marked as being from November 1913, however the ad back reverse offers a 1916 Sporting News Record Book along with a "set" of 75 supplements, a "set" of five of the 1915 postcards and a book called a Reday Reckoner.

Odd, in that there were six postcards in the 1915 set (this offer doesn't include the Eddie Collins) and there were 100 M101-2 supplements from 1909-1913 (not 75).

Interestingly, this supplement has envelope fold marks and may have been sent out as a promotional offer. My guess is they had quantities lying around of some, but not all, of their previous promotions and supplements and were packaging them up in 1916 to entice new subscribers.

Perhaps, Lyman could do that with some of the "old" cards he has "lying around" to entice new Old Cardboard subscribers !