Feller rookie?

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I totally agree with this. The supplements are awesome, but they are not cards. Otherwise, newspaper pictures, or even this - from March 4, 1916, could be considered a rookie (assuming we do not include team PCs)

Everyone has their own definitions, but I also consider items like the M101-1 and M101-2 The Sporting News and W601 The Sporting Life issues as being supplements, but are much more "card-like" than a magazine or its cover. These were stand alone items that were obviously made to be collected individually on their own and were part of a set. They were even advertised that way within their publication. The backs of the M101-1s even have detailed biographies which are very much like cards. Heck, even Jefferson Burdick game them their own ACC number within the "M" Periodical Issues heading.

I like magazines and they make great collectibles, but these The Sporting New supplements were made to be collected and are much more card like IMHO. Yes, they are on thinner stock and somewhat oversized, but they are very similar to the some of the premiums put out in the day from the likes of Butterfinger, National Chicle, Goudey, etc.

For comparison, this 1905 W601 The Sporting Life Detroit composite sold for $8,400. The same image is available on the front cover of their weekly newspaper and would only sell for a small fraction of that.