I recall having my appetite for vintage cards boosted by the Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading, and Bubble Gum book in the late '70s. It was so cool that I was able to purchase a small number of older cards through the mail from some of the dealers listed in the back of the book. The one name that stands out is Gar Miller. It was also around this time that I began going to a card store, Gerhardt's World, in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia. A whole new world opened up to me when I learned that baseball memorabilia of all types, representing the players of the past that I could only read about, was available to help bring those players and times to life.
|