Great write up and thorough.
One thing you may change in the OP...
The tip of the bottom most palm leaf
should point between the "E & R" in " O P E R A T I O N" instead of shifted.
The way this is worded (at least the way I interpreted it) is that on legit cards this is where the leaf should point...I looked through the ones I have and all pointed at the 'R A gap' and thought they were all bogus since they weren't at the 'E R gap'...then I got to your later post where it is spelled out clearer and breathed a sigh of relief
Just a little confusing if someone comes in & only reads the OP.
Like I said though, great instant resource of basically all that is known about them.
I'll add in that all indications are the packaging is the exact same as the regular issue...I talked to Steve Hart @ Baseball Card Exchange about this release when I found those unopened boxes (that turned out to not be DS), and he said he has seen both wax and cellophane packs contain DS cards.