Leon-
I loved the articles from Hobby Magazine in the archives section. Reading about the early history of the hobby in Burdick's own words is fantastic. Scrolling down I found the article in which he talks about the decline of inserts. Contrary to what I had thought he says that no particular law prohibited the inclusion of cards in tobacco card packages but that manufacturers were happy to stop doing it for cost reasons (and WWII paper rationing). Thanks for posting this link.
MLB would want nothing to do with cigarette manufacturers including licensed cards in every pack now. But even reprints of the original T cards might be an interesting gimmick for marketing. Have any modern cigarette manufacturers tried this? Or are there laws against including inserts in actual cigarette packs today?
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