E98 Old Put tobacco

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Posted By: Robert A

It's interesting to think about this set of "candy" cards with an anonymous maker. Should they even be designated as candy cards? They could very well be tobacco cards if there is anything to the theory that Old Put is the issuer. (By the way, I know this very point has been discussed before here. I'm more interested in theories on how the stamp got to the back of the card rather than whether or not the cards are candy or tobacco.)

Caramel-cards.com mentions that possibly "Dads come in and buy cigars - owner gives them a card (with the store name) for their son."

Although I don't much about how e98s were packaged, it could be that the few people that opened the candies/cigars at the store got a stamp from the sales person at the store.

Or, it could be that the fewer examples that the salesperson has access to via opening the cigars themselves to smoke them stamped the cards to give to kids or others.

Old Put could be one cigar brand carried at the store, or the name of the store.

All these mini-theories seem kind of absurd though when you think of how most of the oldputs are stamped on red e98s. I know that one has recently surfaced with a blue front.

Anyways, just thinking out loud. Forgive me if I'm babbling about old news.
robert a