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EricWell, anyone who knows me, knows that this is my favorite issue. Over time I've managed to be lucky enough to pick up three of them. And as I state on my website, finding them is equivelent to finding a needle in a haystack. Only difference is, the needle has an advantage because people aren't bidding against you for them! ; )
I often recall (with some gut-wrenching agony) a regretful Voskamps encounter that I had. About 5-7 years ago, I was at a card show at the Rosemont Horizon (where the 2005 National was). At the time, I was just getting into rarer vintage cards. Mike Wheat was there as usual, with tons of cards. Inside one of his glass cases, I noticed a fanned out assortment of white cards that I'd never seen before. I went through the cards, and liking them alot, asked what they were. Voskamps..1913 team issue..$95 apiece (all of them G-VG). I wanted to buy one, but at the time I didn't have $95 to spend on one baseball card. He had about 15 of them, as I recall..and I didn't buy a single one! We all have those missed opportunities that we regret..this one is one of my biggest. I didn't get my first Voskamps until Leon sold me one back in 2003. The price of Voskamps has stayed pretty level for the past few years, with commons in G condition selling in the $400-450 range.
E.