"The Mystery of the W555s: Strip Cards or E-Card Superset?"

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While I quite agree that these were originally issued on a candy box my understanding of what a W card is was taken from Burdick's directory of his collection at the Met. A "Souvenir card" creating a very broad category. Album 537 at the met was listed as "General issue W-cards W600 etc." Now most people would list a think a Sporting Life Cabinet should be listed as an M issue but clearly Mr. Burdick and his fellows did not. W issues were distributed in many and various ways some you mailed away for such as W600's and W575-2's others cut from strips etc. This issue was cut from a box of sweets so dose it belong with the group of cards given as souvenirs' of a product? or as a E card where the majority fit most peoples definition of a baseball card ie: you buy a product and inside is a card with a baseball player. Dose a Darby's Chocolate box fit better with e-cards or a W cards? From 1947 when Burdick first bequeathed his collection until 5pm on January 10th 1963 when he told the staff he was finished and would not be back. He worked at a small oak desk cataloging and mounting his collection passing away almost exactly two months later. His passion for our hobby is without peer He is deserving of our respect.
I agree and I am sure he would that if new information surfaces that sheds new light on an issue it should be addressed but not sure this is one of those cases.

Regards
Jonathan