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Ken W.Not speaking for anyone else here, but imo, one of the reasons for many peoples' rather narrow definition of "baseball card", is simply a hold-over from the complete and total monopoly that Topps had on cards when we all grew up. They all were pretty much identical in shape, size, stock, etc. I know that whenever I show my collection to friends (all in their 30's and 40's), most of them get wigged out when they see these tiny little T206's and E-cards, and their first question is always, "Are these cards?" I then have to launch into my history lesson about CDV's evolving into cigarette package stiffeners, yada, yada, yada... until I convince them to overcome that old Topps and Bowman bias. Expand your minds, folks. The various shapes, sizes, materials, and marketing purposes are what make things so damned interesting to me. But of course, collect what you like. Be well!
Ken