I realize I'm in the minority but I don't consider many issues to be true examples of "cards." My "card" criteria includes the following provisions: 1) it must fit in your hand (which includes oversized issues like Topps '64 Giants, but excludes supersized issues like the old Butterfinger and Turkey Red issues, which seem more like posters to me), and 2) it must have sufficient cardstock thickness (i.e. be able to stand on one side without buckling when lightly held in place by one finger), which would exclude those 1954 Sports Illustrated magazine pics and, yes, even the old Cracker Jacks. I guess it comes from the era I grew up in - the Topps only era of the 1960s and 70s.
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