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MVSNYCabout 20 years ago, i was at a mall show in Bethlehem, PA and bought T206's of Devlin, Elberfeld NY Port, and Kroh...they were all in fair-good condition. from the second i held them in my hands, i was in love...shortly after that weekend, i watched "glory of their times"...and was absolutely hooked.
i still have the Devlin & Elberfeld to this day, since they both have red backgrounds, i have them together in a red frame. i'll never sell them.
my other fond memory of early tobacco card collecting, was being educated by Jay Wolt in his little shop in Phillipsburg, NJ...spent many an afternoon at the back counter talking about Hugh Duffy, Hal Chase, Three-Finger Brown...etc...
great times.