To answer a previous question, 12 count packs were not authorized to be issued by the US Gov't until 1917. My original belief had been that any 12-count pack that had a card inside was doctored (and I'm in no way speculating who may have doctored the pack). Other possibilities could include that T206 distribution lasted until 1917, or that despite the fact 12 count configurations weren't allowed until 1917 by law, 12 count configurations were produced before that time. Of note, however, is that I've never seen a 12 count cigartte pack that had a 1910era tax stamp on it. All I have seen have had a 1912-1917 era tax stamp.
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