Right on Barry.
I as big a fan of Burdick as anyone. What he accomplished in his time is mind boggling. I can only imagine that if he were to do it today, he would have done it differently. His work was so thorough for the time that it may have actually prevented further research into the subject. As I read old hobby publications, Lew Lipset, etc. I come across statements that suggest just that. For example in Lipset T-card section of his Encyclopedia of Baseball cards he mentions that many collectors believe T213-1 to be a T206 issue but the ACC classifies it separately and that's that.
With everything we have available to us today and with more detailed lists of what is out there, I certainly see no harm and plenty upside in re-evaluating the subject.
The greatest obstacle I have in conducting this research, will be the lack of subjects in the rare issues. As stated before complete subject lists are lacking in many of the Louisiana issues because of rarity--this may slow the process but it won't stop it.
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