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Posted By: barrysloate

Because six of the seven known P&S were issued between 1868 and 1870, I always thought the one that we can't accurately date- the Creighton- had to be pretty close to the others. I saw the back of it many years ago and I wish that Corey could provide a scan for us, because it is almost certain that it is earlier than all the rest. There is a biography of Creighton on the back with "Peck & Snyder" in rather small print, smaller than any of the others. Therefore, it is almost certainly the first, and I would date it no earlier than late 1867 and probably early 1868. There wouldn't be a several year gap between that one and the others.