Matt - I do not have any reason to think that the E102 set was not issued at the same time as the other sets that you mentioned. As far as I know there are no team changes within the set to indicate that they were issued at different times.
As you know, the E101 set has a total of 50 subjects. The E92 Dockman set utilized 40 of these subjects. The E92 Croft's Cocoa and Croft's Candy used all 50 subjects. It seems as though he E92 Nadja set not only used all 50 subjects (not sure if all have actually been seen), but added an additional 12. Finally, the E102 set used 30 of the subjects.
Lew Lipset originally stated that he thought that these sets were issued in 1910 and I have no reason to disagree with him.
I have no idea where the 1908 date came from. It probably originated with an old timer's want list and was copied over the years by all of the guides and publications.
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