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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3418735, member: 101855&quot;]I put together a set of Proof sets from 1951 to date. I could have collected the 1950 set when I was a dealer, but I slready had really nice ‘50 set in a Capital Plastics hold, so I sold it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the mid 1970s I bought a 1942 set with the war nickel only. It was in the original celluiod sleeves, but there was no box. I do have a 1942 Proof set box that a collector gave me the 70s. It has a ‘42 postmark and mint markings. I’ll post a photo later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several years ago a collector showed me his Proof set collection of 1936 to 1942 sets. He had five of each set, and they were all in ‘50s grey boxes. I don’t think that the boxes were original, but it’s hard to say for sure because the reference books don’t tell you a lot about the mint packaging.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roger Burdette says that the mint boxes of the 1936 to 1942 era varied with the size of the order.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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