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Originally Posted by Jim VB
I disagree also, but for a more basic reason. Unless you are the guy who invented the categorization system that coined the terminology T206, you don't have the right to change it. If, under the system he invented, it's a T206, then it's a T206. Period.
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Exactly. "T206" is an arbitrary category coined by Burdick. One could argue that it would have made as much sense for him to distinguish 16 or 17 or more different sets, but he did not. He used the label to apply to baseball subjects (white border) used to advertise tobacco brands owned by the ATC between 1909-1911. ATC was a major shareholder in the Ty Cobb brand and Burdick included it. If one wants to exclude it, then you should come up with your own classification scheme, but do not call it "T206". That label is copyrighted.
JimB