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Old 03-04-2019, 08:03 PM
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Default You know you collect pre-war baseball cards when...

…your two year old grabs a whiffle bat and tells you that he's Joe DiMaggio. He's a good boy.
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When numbers like 206, 213, 205 etc. stand out to you like a beacon when you see them.
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When you consider 1952 Topps to be a modern set; or

When “pre war” means pre WWI.
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When looking through a box of old family photos, you swear Joe Jackson is in the background of one of the black and white Christmas pictures.
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When your email address is T206@att.net.
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you know you collect pre-war when you collect baseball cards and don't know what half of the ones today are ie...gold-refractor-chrome-heritage thingy?....
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When looking through a box of old family photos, you swear Joe Jackson is in the background of one of the black and white Christmas pictures.
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