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Thanks, Phil and Kevin. The release of Cobb much later in the run was a factor I hadn't considered. My personal feeling is that all of his cards from 1907, regardless of which was issued first during that year, will stand their ground as rookies (I don't believe that multicplicity is in conclict with the notion of a "rookie" card). IMHO, the 1906 team card doesn't qualify any more than does the 1967 Topps Mets team card, which, going by memory, does include Nolan Ryan, although the 1906 Sporting Life postcard will certainly always be a valuable card. But, we've had these discussions before, and probably the real question will be what the market decides the relative values are to be between the W600 and the team card in the future. Certainly either card would be one of the cornerstones of any great collection!

Best wishes to all the dedicated collectors out there (but I doubt that I'm going to find a new hobby),

Larry

PS: Greg, you're certainly right that attrition would have been a factor in the card's ultimate rarity, not just due to time, but the fact of paper drives associated with each World War.