I remember at some point in the early 90s when I was 10 or 11 years old my mother would help me bid in Ron Wilson's (if I remember the name correctly) mail auctions. He was out of Ohio and we would get a typed list in the mail (no pictures that I recall) and I would pick out the lots I was interested in. I really wish I remember how I went about picking out those lots. I do remember winning my first three T206s, all sovereign backs: Shaw 350 (which I don't have anymore), Phelan 350 and Pfeffer 460. I also remember winning a Yuenglings Dugan and a whole lot of 50s commons through a year or so of doing these auctions. I learned some great lessons in collecting and got to spend some fun times with my mother going through those lists. I guess I caught the auction bug early and still love the excitement of it. Did anyone else participate in these auctions?
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