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warshawlaw I just "finished" my 48 Leaf boxing set. I say it in quotes because the final card, Rocky Graziano either was never issued, was accidentally issued, or was barely issued (there are half a dozen known; he threatened suit to stop his use w/o $$).
I have seen uncut sheets of 48 leaf. They consist of 49 cards (7 x 7 rows). Graziano ain't on it. There are no known short prints, either. It appears to me that Graziano was a card prepped for issue that was never intentionally issued. I'd say it is not part of the basic issued set.
My question is this: When is a card part of a set and when is it not? Where do we draw the line before concluding that a card should not be classified as part of a set?
My view is that the card has to be intentionally issued as part of the main print run. This would apply to the 1951 Topps Current AS big 3, and some others I can't think of right now, too.