Just a quick note that I wonder if the zero series was produced after the season was over and the short numbers produced the previous spring in 1887. The reason being that McCormick retired at the end of the season. Perhaps they then replaced his card with the Fogarty "sexy pose" since maybe they felt it no longer made sense to produce McCormick cards with him having been retired?
edited to add: The zero may have been placed in front to signify when it was printed without disrupting their numbering system.
Last edited by cyseymour; 06-25-2013 at 01:06 PM.
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