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Originally Posted by dealme
This is something that has always drawn me to the early Topps issues. My father was born in 1944, was a huge baseball fan growing up, and collected. These early Topps issues would have been right in his wheelhouse. I get a kick out of owning some of the cards that he likely owned as a kid. Two or three times a year, I'll show him some of my recent acquisitions, and it usually leads to me getting to hear him tell stories of his childhood neighborhood (which I thoroughly enjoy  ). |
Me too!
Love owning them now knowing that these cards were once my Fathers!
I am hoping to do the same with my son, pass my collections onto him when the time comes.