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Old 01-14-2015, 07:42 AM
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Not my stuff, but a fun story.

I remember one time I was at a collectors place in San Antonio (before he sold off his collection). I was digging through a couple stacks of his cards and found a few tough T cards in the pile. I asked Brooks why they were just sitting in a pile of cards, he just said he forgot he had 'em. He had so many cool things and a nice 19th century type card collection.

Does anybody that know's Brooks Newell know how he's doing these days? I hung out with him at a few Nationals and lost track of him after he sold off his collection. Great guy!
Unfortunately Brooks passed away a few years ago. He was a really good guy but often misunderstood. He was also almost legally blind which is unusual for a card collector. He did have a really great type card collection, especially 19th century. RIP Brooks....

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/san...&pid=144682557


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