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Rob FouchHi, skydash. Congratulations on this tremendous find. I've been pestering everyone I work with -- none of whom have much interest in baseball cards -- telling your story and even they found it exciting.
Anyway, I hope if and when you decide to sell, and the cards are in safe hands, and you feel it's OK to share information, that you'll give us a breakdown of what your wife's great-grandfather had. (Great-grandfather, right?)
I just find it fascinating that someone could put together such a remarkable collection sort of under the radar. I guess it was a different time when he was assembling his collection. No ebay, or big-time auctions, etc. Probably a much lonelier pursuit than it is today.
By the way, you're a pilot? My wife's 23-year-old son just finished up flight school and is now a first officer for ExpressJet, a division of Continental. He flies the mid-size jets. You fly the big boys, right? Very cool.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do with the collection. It's been a blast reading about the cards. Keep us updated on what's happening.
Rob Fouch