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03-16-2020, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by rats60

At the time it was considered his Topps rookie card. It wasn't until a few years later that most corrected their error.

I do remember Beckett for quite a few years designated cards as FTC for first Topps card, FDC for first Donruss card, etc. I suspect that was entirely driven by the need to provide some category for the 52 Mantle, then having to apply it to every other non rookie card of a player appearing on a company�s card for the first time.

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