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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind

Since 1976 when we first became serious collectors of rare baseball
memorabilia, we have dedicated about 10% of our collecting initiatives
to the acquisition of material from "dead leagues" Specifically, we have
focused on acquiring items from the Union Association, Players League
and Federal League.

We have only been able to acquire two Union Association pieces- both
from St. Louis - including a program.

We wonder if anyone has any Union Association memorabilia - we are particularly
interested in determining whether or not a program from Altoona exists.

For those interested to know, we have three Players League programs,
two team cabinets and host of tickets - we have nearly 40 items from
the Federal League including pennants, scorecards, team and player letters
contracts, dozens of high grade baseball cards and official League Documents.

All this said, we expect someday to have a "Dead League Exhibit" at a NYC
museum, and hope we can obtain, or at least learn about the possible
existence of any memorabilia from the short-lived Union Association

Thank you in advance


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List