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my dad was in the navy with "uncle eddie" and "uncle arthur" of Shorin/Topps fame - close friends their whole lives. I think it was 1964(?) they sent me a 500 card vending box and the next year as well when I was at camp. Never thought about making a collection - they were much more valuable for flipping, leaners, and color games. Now wait for it - never owned another card until in 1992(?) I bought a set of Stadium Club unfinished cards that had made it's way out the back door of topps! An Alan Haeger undertaking :-).
I actually brought up a question about the set maybe a year or two later to one of the brothers (CRS) when they visited my father in the hospital (I went ostensibly to ask the question). No response. Ha! I still have it.
All I remember before that was funny valentines.....