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Old 01-19-2016, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Hankphenom View Post
Not to nitpick, but I disagree with the Walter Johnson listing of the Weiser cabinet as his "rookie card." To me, this is a mounted photograph, not a card. Not sure what his rookie card would be, maybe the American Caramel, I'll leave that to the card experts. I just don't see a one-of-a-kind photo of a baseball player as being a baseball card, that's all.
I think that Johnson's Rose Co. Postcard is now considered his rookie card (if one includes postcards). It was definitely issued in 1908.

I think that both Johnson's Weiser Wonder cabinet and postcard are referred to as his "pre-rookie" cards.

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