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Originally Posted by oldeboo
Thanks for your excellent input on this. You leave absolutely no doubt about this item and that is really the whole point of this thread.
If someone hasn't looked at the circumstantial and historical evidence around this beyond the authenticity factor, there's nothing wrong with that at all. If someone has looked into it and they can't figure out that 1+1=2 that doesn't change the originality of this General Gum store display.
I'm not sure why someone would be so upset about this original General Gum store display existing that introduces new information to the hobby.
This was a really great find by the OP and it's good to see that it's now back in the hobby and known about.
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+1. If this piece is genuine, then it is very hard to argue that General Gum did not at least contemplate if not distribute a series of baseball pictures. Maybe this was just a mock-up for a promotion or product that never got off the ground. Then again, maybe not-- the company identified in fact offered similar products (movie star premium large photos) the prior year, and was behind baseball "buttons" around the same time.
In any event, thanks David for the analysis.
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