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Posted By: barrysloate

Jim- fair point about the Peck and Snyder being a trade card, but let me suggest the following. There are several characteristics that determine what a baseball card is, and one of them is collectability. If a card pictures a baseball player or team, is part of a set, and people actively collected them to complete that set, then it is fair to call them baseball cards.

Now some characteristics may not apply. An N167 was likely widely distributed, at least around NYC, in packages of Old Judge cigarettes. Peck and Snyders, however, had distribution so limited they could only be obtained at the store itself (or so we assume).

So in terms of distribution, Peck and Snyder falls short. But as an object that was actively collected, I don't see how it is different than an N167. But no question it is debatable.