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runscottIt's not a card issued of him as a major leaguer, so it doesn't qualify (IMO of course). Remember those Topps "boyhood photos of the stars" put out in '72? (I think). What if one of those was the first card of a major leaguer - would it be his rookie card? What about that Topps Chipper Jones "rookie" that has him in his high school uniform as a draft pick?
But I think this is a great example to stir up debate.