What is a Premium anyway?

[sb1]

Originally Posted by canjond

Leon- You may know this, but that is the back cover of a paper book/pamphlet. I can send you some copies of a complete one.

Isn't Criger on the cover of the booklet as well? I used to have one with him on the front, but not sure if it is this one.

[canjond]

Originally Posted by sb1

Isn't Criger on the cover of the booklet as well? I used to have one with him on the front, but not sure if it is this one.

The one I have has a hunting scene with Teddy Roosevelt on the front.

Edited to add: This one is almost identical to the booklet I have, but I have a different "theme" on the front:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-LOUIS-C...item5661781e40

[canjond]

Here is mine...

[Leon]

I am not sure I had seen the booklets before, or more than likely just forgot. I didn't pay much for my Criger cover so not a big deal. Interesting how different companies gave them away. I love that kind of stuff. (different stamps/names from companies on similar items)

[clydepepper]

'Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills'....yessiree - bet they worked like magic. They probably worked better on passed kidney stones than passed balls. yuk-yuk

[ElCabron]

I agree with Leon's "loose" definition. If I'm collecting a player, my goal is to get one of every card and premium they have, not including modern issues. So if an item is "card-like" (a blotter, for example) or "premium-like," I feel like I would need it. For example, if I collected Criger, I would definitely need that booklet, or at least the back cover of it. Where it gets interesting is when the items start to get bigger, and sometimes it gets tougher to determine whether to consider something a premium or an advertising piece. As with everything in collecting, each collector has to come up with his own criteria.

-Ryan