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Originally Posted by sreader3
The rarities among the major tobacco issues (e.g., T205, T206, T207) are pretty well documented. But there are a lot of difficult cards in other prewar sets that seem to fly under the radar. I thought there would be some value in a thread where collectors of less heralded prewar issues share their knowledge about scarcities they have discovered while set building, as well as any speculation as to why the identified cards are so difficult. I am thinking along the lines of ...
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1939 Salutations Exhibit Gehrig--almost certainly pulled after just a few month's issuance after his fatal illness was announced in May, 1939. The Exhibit Supply Company would not have wanted to be seen as attempting to profit from the misfortune of a doomed man.
Larry