Jay- I used to think that the P & S of Cincinnati was the first one out of the gate, but I agree with you that it now seems like the CdV's were issued first. Regarding the Atlantics, no street address is visible. But the ubiquitous ballplayer/equipment ad is on the reverse. The Atlantics were champions in 1868, so that would be the year the team would have been most popular. By 1869 the Red Stockings were the toast of the town. Not sure how popular the 1868 Brooklyn club would have been at that point.
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