What was the books criteria for a rookie card?
It was probably defined somewhere in the text and may explain some of the idiocy. Remember if this is Beckett and it stuck to its modern definition of rookie card it is going to have some huge gaps on prewar. Not many nationally distributed prewar cards, most were regional. I agree they should modify this for prewar but if the criteria is stated I guess they should get some credit for actually sticking to it even when it makes them look a little foolish to a knowledgable prewar collector.
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