"Lucky 7" find - Cobb with Cobb back

[Mdmtx]

And I'm also relieved that nobody would try to have a sensational positive news story on the heels of bad press. That stuff doesn't happen, does it?

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Originally Posted by Mdmtx

What I meant by no commons is this: we are supposed to believe that in the era of tobacco cards inserted in tobacco this guy (or gal) only bought 1 type at 1 time. No automobiles? Flags? Rulers of the world? No t205? No t207? No historic homes? Only 7 of the most rare cards possible. Ok. I get it.

Originally Posted by Mdmtx

And I'm also relieved that nobody would try to have a sensational positive news story on the heels of bad press. That stuff doesn't happen, does it?

Don't worry Mark, there isn't any writing on the backs of these.

[Mdmtx]

Lol

[JustinD]

Seems completely logical that the Cobb tobacco tin distro theory has just been proven and this guy liked it.

I really have no reason to really be skeptical on this. People have always had brand loyalty.

[tedzan]

Some of these Cobb cards were most likely packaged in the Cobb Tobacco Tin and others were handed out to "admirers" of Cobb.

This would account for some of them having glossy fronts, and others not, respectively.


TED Z
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[GasHouseGang]

Maybe these cards were issued like the caramel cards. If you bought a tin of Ty Cobb tobacco, you would get a Cobb card. Someone who owns a store, ends up with a small pile of leftovers after the promotion. They put the leftover cards in a paper bag and forgets about them. 100 years later they are found in the bottom of the paper bag. It's possible.