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Originally Posted by Joe_G.
Cool Story John.
It is funny how the internet has made what was once deemed extremely rare a little more accessible. I remember writing Bob Richardson in the late 80s talking about collecting Detroit OJs. He grounded me and gave me lots of good advice. My stretch goal at the time was to obtain one card of each player and manager that could be found in the 1887 issue (leading zero numbered cards) which was a whopping 9 cards. It wasn't until many years later with eBay at my disposal that I realized I could easily go after all 28 poses. Now the 1888 cards are another story.
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When I was nine, I had a calendar that had a picture of the Ewing/mascot card and I said I am going to get that card some day. I went to a lot of card shows as a kid, some real small, but Asbury Park used to have a nice sized one about three times a year run by a guy named Ed Walsh. At that age and for about 5-6 years after, I looked for Old Judge cards and just never saw them. When I finally had a chance to get my first OJ, Fritsch had maybe ten to choose from, so I thought that was a gold mine.
It took me about twenty years to get that Ewing/Mascot
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