Despite the obvious travails we've collectively endured (and still are) in 2020, I did manage a few acquisitions that fit into both ends of my collecting spectrum...19th C. and 1950s NY Yankees.
The trophy bat was an early 2020 pick up, while the CDV was a late summer acquisition. Aside from being an outstanding image, its particularly special and extraordinarily meaningful as it was the last item my father and I talked about and added to the collection before his passing in September.
The Mantle glove stands out as the finest example of a 1960 model MMP that I've see to date, and fits nicely with the VERY humble, collector grade (euphemism for low grade) Mantle card collection that I've been piecing together over COVID. I need just two more examples to complete a full run of his Bowman/Topps bubble gum cards...it'll now take me the rest of my life to do that ( I mean, afford that
)!!
Anyway, I wish you all happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and my sincere best wishes for a much better New Year. And, keep posting...I know that there were some great pick ups this past year and can't wait to see some more of them.
Jonathan
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