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Scott ForrestBringing this up again is sort of timely. Garth wasn't involved in this - he deals almost exclusively in Goudey forgeries, but the seller who created the fake "e95 Poster" Cobb apparently did so based on a poster he had seen (at least that's what he told me via email). The card uses the same Cobb image used in the e95 set, but has different (and distinctive style) writing at the top. Adam has seen a similar boxing card, its image also from the Philadelphia caramel set, with similar distinctive writing at the top.
Then recently Ben located an "e95 Poster" Cobb that had partial candy advertising on the back. The fact that these "cards" are on heavy stock does not tell us much, since posters back then were on much heavier stock than those made today - so are they from a yet-to-be-seen "Philadelphia Caramels" advertising poster? If so, why was there advertising on the back? Or are they from a candy box? If so, why have advertising on the inside of the box that doesn't fit the back of the card?
Quite an enigma, but I bet a poster shows up some day.