M101-4/5

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

I have not seen a Leader Theatre card--could you provide a scan?

Could someone else decipher Tom's post for me? First, he says the cards were printed in two separate years, but he lists all backs as being from 1916. He then says to take a look but provides no scans. The rest is gibberish.

Are we supposed to be impressed with his list of backs? It's inaccurate and incomplete. It fails to mention Ware's and Weil Baking. It lists Sporting News backs for both sets, when m101-5 has no such back. Conversely, it lists Standard Biscuit as only an m101-5 set, when it is also found in m101-4. Dan noted the third Gimbel's variation, and of course, both sets can be found with blank backs.

I'd be very interested in talking to these "old timers", particularly if they remember the sets being issued 89 or so years ago.

Pssssst, Tom, there was no pirate company. If you spent any time researching these issues, you'd know that it was Felix Mendelsohn who created the set, before it was offered with TSN backs.