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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Cigarette card, Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards, Trading card, Newspaper, Baseball card, Pro Set trading cards, 2009 Upper Deck trading card products, PHQ card, 1960s Topps, Student newspaper, Error card, E-card, Baseball Talk, Archaeology awareness playing cards, Business card, Insert cards, Studio cards, Programme, Cabinet card, 1940s Topps, T206, The American Card Catalog, Carte de visite, Meishi, Sports memorabilia, Rookie card, The Show with No Name, Beverage coaster, Airsickness bag, Visiting card, Easter postcard, T205, Edge-notched card, 2008 Upper Deck trading card products, Hall pass, Backstage pass, Sports Collectors Digest, Trade card, Dance card, W711-2, List of 2007 Fleer Rookie Cards, 2005 Upper Deck trading card products, Philadelphia Gum, Early American Imprints, 1922 w575-2, Certificate of authenticity, Vinegar valentines, Billhead, Gedolim pictures, Hero card, Envelope Collective. Excerpt: A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). There is wide variation among different types of cards as to the configuration of objects, the content on the card, and even the material used to make the card. Trading cards are traditionally associated with sports; baseball cards are especially well-known. Cards dealing with other subjects are often considered a separate category from sports cards, known as non-sports trading cards. These often feature cartoons, comic book characters, television series and film stills. In the 1990s, cards designed specifically for playing games became popular enough to develop into a distinct category, collectible card games. These tend to use eit...