Posted By:
Hal LewisIf Peck & Snyder's CATALOG was mailed nationwide...
then the OPPORTUNITY was there for someone in any part of the country to buy these cards.
Thus...
I don't think we can assume that NOBODY ever ordered any of these by mail.
And therefore...
I think they meet the definition of "NATIONAL" distribution.
ESPECIALLY in 1869...
when there really wasn't ANY company or product that was "Nationwide".
Heck, I doubt "Old Judge" cigarettes or "Drum" cigarettes or "Broad Leaf" cigarettes or "MINO" cigarettes were distribited "Nationwide"!!
To me, the "regional distribution disclaimer" only starts to apply AFTER 1933 when the big time Goudey set came out.