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Posted By: identify7

I know, Julie. Card collecting for me has been a series of comprimizes. This is due to the attractiveness of the "alternate card" offerings, the unavailability of genuine cards, or the prices.

First I accepted Exhibits, which was easy to do. Because they are cards eventhough they are big. And postcards are too.

Then the Wheaties Series 1 Gehrig, and a later series DiMaggio just had the look I wanted. But heck, they are most or all of the rear panels of a cereal box - not really a card to my thinking. But now I accept them.

Then the crudely drawn strip cards from the 20s were necessary. Now I find them quaint.

I again hesitate here. I too would prefer the Fan Craze. But I know what is sure to follow is a graduation to the hard stuff: Dixie Lids, JuJu Drums, and then what? Pins? Matchbooks? Bottle Caps?