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warshawlawWhere is the documentation regarding the issuance of this card, other than the presence of a name on it? Before I feel comfortable with someone labeling something as the first card, I'd like to see more.
Doesn't it strike you as odd that a C&I litho was being reproduced in this format around the time it was issued? Wouldn't Mr. Currier and Mr. Ives get a little bitchy about someone stealing their work?
Why hasn't this ever been seen before or mentioned in any of the literature?
Has the photograph been examined under a 'scope per David Rudd's suggestion to see if the photo is at least of vintage manufacture?