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Posted By: Ray

Gil

After doing some more research, they are a lot different...and a lot the same.

It seams like series 1 (Uncle Sam) focuses on military (how it operates during war), where as Series 2 (Uncle Sam Home Defense) focuses on civilian/military preperation for the war.

The 2nd series is much tougher to come by because of the war restrictions placed on resources.

To make a long (and hopefully accurate) story short, they definitely look different to me too. That, with the fact that they were issued at different times, with a different focus, makes me count them as seperate sets too. Oh, and they're listed as both R157 and R158, so technically they are different.

PS - check my reply to your B/S/T thread regarding these cards. Thanks, Ray