Posted By:
James Verrill
I see this kind of "impractical desecration" - and I want to drop to my knees and weep.
Whether you collect these cards or not (M116s) - it's horrible to have to witness this kind of abuse.
Maybe I'm dramatic. In fact, yes - yes I am, dramatic.
But, as a person that collects cards from this era because he appreciates the beauty - not just the value, of each of these cards - I must not attempt to conceal how it absolutely destroys me to have to see that "could have been".
Oh - you wonder which cards, right?
Well - take a peek at this, and some of his others, and be sure to inspect the backs of the cards. Seeing it is like seeing an enormous gemstone at the center of a bed of killer black snakes.
These cards have phenomenal eye appeal, and they possess an artistic presence superior to many of the mass-produced cards during that decade in the very beginning of the early twentieth century.
Anyway - it's good to have a place to vent, isn't it?
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