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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Chad and Jeff, you hit the nail on the head. Beyond the determination as to whether or not a minor league card or a card not nationally distributed can be viewed as a first card, the question on what is simply a 'card' remains. As an example, the Cobb 'first card' debate: while I have all the postcards and cards that are generally thought of as possible 'rookie' cards (so I have no financial horse in this race), I believe a card is a card is a card and a postcard is a postcard, period. As for exhibits -- which were intended to be depictions of the player and not created to be mailed, I believe that they should count as 'cards.' Just my two cents on the issue of 'what is a card.'