Posted By:
will watson"I had thought from the discussion of Bond Bread cards that at least in some people's minds "true" RCs could not be regional issues. Is there any evidence these were circulated nationally?"
in my opinion, the term "rookie card" only holds weight with postwar issues (when at least one nationally issued set was released a year). prewar distribution is so scattered and inconsistent that, in my opinion, the "rookie card" designation becomes obsolete. i would rather have a first card of a player, regardless of how it was distributed- regionally, extremely limited national distribution, unique, etc- rather than a card that meets hobby "rookie card" definition