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Gilbert MainesRegarding the scope of the cataloging effort, I recommended to end it at 1945. I obtained no disagreements, and at least one agreement. Therefore, to date, my tabulations have been within that framework. Recognizably, it would not be a sizable task to redo that, expanding the scope to achieve a wider span of years covered. Several worthwhile sets have been eliminated in order to exclude Leaf and early Bowmans from our efforts.
Regarding other considerations, I do not feel that it is our responsibility to determine what cards are baseball cards, because that choice is up to individual collectors intrepetations. Eventhough I feel that way, it is not how I have behaved. When faced with a card which did not have an identifiable ballplayer, I eliminated that card set (this certainly is not common - but it did occur).
As far as cataloging cards other than baseball cards, I have neither objection to, nor interest in such an activity.
Also Leon, what international baking and bread section were you referring to? Are we also creating new catagories? Or shoehorning cards to fit into existing ones? For example: where does the c. 1915 Cramer Photo Plates cards belong?
There are considerations and choices here, and if we continue to treat this subject as - go ahead and catalog 'em up, then we will talk about it; (maybe) minor decisions are going to be made without seeking concurrence, because concurrence appears to be not available. Maybe that is true. We may be undertaking an effort of no general collector interest.