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pete ullmanmy neighbor growing up in nj, harold rosenthal-sports writer for the herald tribune gave me this card when i was a kid. it's always been very special to me despite the 4 ugly pieces of tape that USED to cover the 4 corners. a patient of mine removed the tape for me by soaking them.
i'm much happier with the appearance of the card. i agree with the artistic preservation model. as seen on antiques roadshow over and over it's perfectly acceptable and usually recommended that damaged paintings be restored. as far as i'm concerned...most vintage cards are little paintings.
like hal says it's like taking a shower.
but trimming, stretching, bleaching not cool and pressing/ironing out wrinkles is a tad suspect!!
just my 2c
pete in mn
