Collectible premium or worthless cut out?

[Jason19th]

Let me first say that this item is not for sale and I am happy what I paid for it. It's from a Cuban magazine circa 1923
But it got me thinking - when do we consider something a collectible premium or insert and when do we think it's just a cheap cut out
Age ?
Size ?
Original intent ?
Do the opposite sides need to be blank ?

Where do you draw the line

[Leon]

In my experience cutouts aren't usually as valuable as a true premium (made to be a premium on its own). I don't usually consider cutouts to be premiums. That doesn't mean they don't have value though.

[Exhibitman]

Depends...

Some items were clearly meant to be removed or cut out. Others not. These newspaper items were meant to be cut out and saved:







If you can get the almighty TPG to bless it, they become mainstream accepted as cards:

[Leon]

Cool cards, Adam. Yes, I agree that when the cutouts were made to be cutouts it's not the same. I have collected a lot of these things in the past. For me, the closer to being issued as a stand alone premium the better. But I have collected a ton of cutouts in the past and liked them well (including many of those 1936 cutout stamps).
btw, the original post sort of looks like a supplement, and they are cool too. Though they do have, what look to be, page numbers at bottom.
Here is a premium in the current collection.
H-Unc 1929 Tower Theatre Premium - Cochrane 5x7, thick stock

[Jason19th]

Leon

Good catch on the page numbers - maybe that's the line if it's part of the magazine i.e. Has text that corresponds to image or page numbers that place it in the magazine it's not a supplement

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Leon

In my experience cutouts aren't usually as valuable as a true premium (made to be a premium on its own). I don't usually consider cutouts to be premiums. That doesn't mean they don't have value though.

I agree

[Leon]

The cutout pages in the first post are collectible, but probably not as valuable as other true supplements. Picked this up today....Supplement and cut out .

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Leon

The cutout pages in the first post are collectible, but probably not as valuable as other true supplements. Picked this up today....Supplement and cut out .

Hey Leon,

cool pick-up! I've always loved those late-19th century baseball diorama supplements.