Henry Reccius HONUS WAGNER card

[drc]

I remember with Hal's when he was selling, some people voiced they'd prefer another example show up to show it was a real baseball card issue. Well, a few years after the fact, here's a second . . . Now people will complain it's not one-of-one

[sb1]

Technically it's a trade card, not a baseball card as other circa 1878-1912 issues that we think of as baseball cards such as E & T cards or even N cards. It would probably fall under the H category IF Burdick had catalogued it, although it is a Cigar advertisement.

[drc]

I've heard that before reasoning and recall that being said when Hal had his. I actually thought of that when I wrote 'baseball card' in my post, but I thought it might slide

And, along those lines, I also agree that a post card isn't really a baseball card either.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by drc

And, along those lines, I also agree that a post card isn't really a baseball card either.

amen.

[E93]

I don't disagree, but can someone define "trade card" vs. "card"?
JimB

[sb1]

Trade cards were made for merchants to advertise their products, much like a handbill or flyer. Some were specifically made for said merchant, others had a blank box where the merchant could stamp his name.

The cards as we know, N, T & E were inserts or premiums to entice a customer to buy the product, whether it was candy or tobacco. Nearly all of these were comprised of some type of "set" to encourage repeat buying to obtain all of them.

While both are "cards", they had very different intended purposes.

Trade cards were pretty much gone by 1900.

[E93]

Thanks Scott. That is very clear.
JimB

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by sb1

Trade cards were pretty much gone by 1900.

Replaced by postcards and ink blotters for the most part.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by drc

And, along those lines, I also agree that a post card isn't really a baseball card either.

+1