As Fred stated, Bill Haber seemed (like others of us) to go from one collecting interest of focus to another. On my last visit in his home (circa 1980), among other things he showed me a cigar box full of (mainly) T206's. I doubt they constituted his collection - just his dupes. With a stash like that, I knew why he pursued Centennial Flour and even Topps overprints in the years I visited with him (1967-1984).
Frank got it right: Bill was certainly a treasure with his hobby, SABR and other ties. I, too, wish I had known Jake Wise; often saw his named mentioned but never saw him in person.
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Originally Posted by FrankWakefield
Fred, thanks for remembering Mr. Haber for us.
I'd never heard that. I never met Bill, but discussed cards with him on the phone. We usually talked about Colgan's Chips, he was always wanting to know about team variations I'd acquired. I'd be trying to talk about the white border cards with him. He ALWAYS steered the conversation back to Colgan's and would want to buy one or two. I would think that cards you got from him were duplicates. And I gotta figure Bill knew Mr. Wise and his cards.
Wish I'd known Mr. Wise. Bill was a treasure.
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