Thought for decades that numbered sets (for my #5 type run) first started in the mid-1880s until _today_, when I learned via Keith Olbermann's twitter that a numbered set of Red Sox scorecards dates back to 1871! That makes my new dream...
1871 Mort Rogers Red Sox scorecards - #5 Charles Gould
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