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Posted By: Hal Lewis

If some people want to consider the Reccius Wagner card a "Trade Card"... then I am not offended in any way.

In fact I am HONORED to have it in the same class with some of the following:


Is the 1869 Peck & Snyder card any less "desirable" just because it is an advertising trade card?

Is the Ty Cobb w/Ty Cobb back card any LESS "desirable" just because it may not have ever been distributed inside T206 tobacco packs?

Is the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth card any less "desirable" just because it is really just a team schedule?

Is the Boston Garter Joe Jackson card any less "desirable" just because it was an advertising trade card?

Is the Darby Chocolates Ty Cobb card any less desirable just because it was really just the side panel of a box?

Is the Pinkerton Christy Mathewson card any less "desirable" just because it was a promotional item that you had to send in coupons to have it mailed to you?

Is the 1863 Harry Wright "Jordan & Co." card any less desirable just because it is really just a cricket ticket?"

Is the PSA 8 T206 Wagner card any less desirable just because it may have been trimmed from a bigger piece of stock?

Is the 1894 Alpha Photo Engraving any less "desirable" just because only one was issued and it was more of a publicity photo for the studio than a baseball card?

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ALL of these INCREDIBLE treasures are priceless...

but ALL of them could be considered NOT to be "true baseball cards" under one definition or another.

But I would take them in a heartbeat.