A couple of thoughts...
#1.) T206 were packaged INSIDE the packs, not outside
#2.) GAI slabs full packs inside a plastic baggie (inside the holder). As the tobacco leaks out, it sticks to the baggie such as seen in the photo, so I doubt that the tobacco was purposefully spread all over the front and back of the pack - it just happens in the GAI holder.
#3.) The card is a clear fake.
#4.) That is not a 1909-11 era Sweet Caporal pack. I'm sure GAI screwed this up (as they did with EVERY other Sweet Caporal pack thy encapsulated). That pack is from the "ask Dad" campaign, circa 1918.)
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