Crawford Foxwell, Tom Collier, Mike Aronstein

[TCMA]

Just came across this postcard Crawford Foxwell sent to my father in 1970 at the dawn of the age of card conventions. Eight years before I was even born:

[zimp]

I was there

[whiteymet]

Me too. I have a sheet of TCMA cards where all the attendee's signed the back. We all got a sheet with everyone's "autograph" as I recall.

I'll try to find it and post it here.

Fred McKie

[CTDean]

Thanks for posting the postcard from Crawford to your dad. It brought back a lot of memories. Crawford (Crab) was one of the really great guys in this hobby, and a really good friend. He was always willing to part with good pre-war material to help collectors, including all of the T-206 commons you wanted at $1 each. Thanks again! Great postcard!

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Me too. I have a sheet of TCMA cards where all the attendee's signed the back. We all got a sheet with everyone's "autograph" as I recall.

I'll try to find it and post it here.

Fred McKie

Fred, I know my father has at least one of those sheets you mentioned. Maybe two. I've seen them and have a pretty good idea where they're at. If I get the chance I'll scan one and post .

[whiteymet]

Finally got around to digging out the "autographed" poster of all the collectors who attended one of the first "conventions" at Mike Aronstein's home in 1970.


Highlighted names as far as I am aware of had the T206 set complete with a Wagner card at some point in their collecting history.

From top left

Bill Haber long time collector wrote the backs of Topps cards

Crawford Foxwell whose postcard started this thread. He later hosted a similar get together at his home in Maryland

Bill Zekus He was either a publication or autograph collector I forget which

David Zemsky Sorry, I have no recollection of him

Nate Cohen again, no recollection

Tom Dischley brother of Dan Discley publisher of The Trader Speaks

Dennis Graye an enigmatic collector who would show up with GREAT material then disappear for a year or two and show up again with great stuff. Wonder what ever happened to him? From Michigan if I recall correctly.

Mike Jasperson, son of Bob Jasperson works for Topps now I believe

Fred McKie some college sophomore at the time trying to keep up with the big guys!

Bruce Yeko owner of Wholesale Cards, at the time the largest mail order house

Irv Lerner long time collector/dealer from Philly had a Wagner at one point not sure if he had the entire T206 set or not

Dan Dischley the aforementioned publisher of the Trader Speaks THE collector publication of the time. Was also a police officer in Long Island, NY. Recall him taking a few of us to a "Gentlemen's Club" in Long Island in later years after a show in L.I.

Mike Aronstein our host and the MA in TCMA

Bob Jasperson long time collector and Publisher of Sports Fan and various collecting publications

Bill Mastro a high school student at the time whose father drove myself and Bill to the meeting from New Jersey. He hung around the hobby for awhile.

Upper right corner

Tom Collier the TC of TCMA. Never knew if his story of one of his many wives getting mad at him and ripping up his Wagner card and flushing it down the toilet was true or not.

Bill Himmelman long time collector from NJ I believe. I know he is still around, maybe here on Net54 but I personally, unfortunately, have lost track of him.

Jim MacAllister collector from Philly I think. Don't think he is still "around" could be wrong. Anyone know?

Myron Aronstein Mike Aronstein's Uncle as I recall.

Any corrections/updates on the above welcomed.

Fred

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Bill Himmelman long time collector from NJ I believe. I know he is still around, maybe here on Net54 but I personally, unfortunately, have lost track of him.

Fred, thanks for posting this! Bill Himmelman and my father are still very close and they get together whenever my father is back here in NY.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by zimp

I was there

Hi Bill, you don't happen to have any pictures from that day do you?

[zimp]

Originally Posted by TCMA

Hi Bill, you don't happen to have any pictures from that day do you?

I do have pictures but do not know how to post them

[Leon]

Originally Posted by zimp

I do have pictures but do not know how to post them

You can always send them to me and I will help Bill.....

leon@net54baseball.com

best
leon

[trdcrdkid]

Andrew --

I can't find any pictures of that 1970 convention at your dad's house in any of my hobby publications, but here are some pictures of Crawford Foxwell from the article in the June 1971 The Trader Speaks (by editor Dan Dischley) about the second annual Mid-Atlantic convention at Foxwell's house. Your dad was there, but he's not in any of these pictures.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by Leon

You can always send them to me and I will help Bill.....

leon@net54baseball.com

best
leon

Or send them to Leon, either way . I would LOVE to see these.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by zimp

I do have pictures but do not know how to post them

Bill, could you email them to me? I can then post them. My email address is thejafe@mac.com .