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PaulPhil,
This is way too funny. I have been trying very hard to get Kuhn's card since he was elected, contacting every owner of one that I could find. Now, thanks to you, I learn that I already own a Kuhn. I picked up that Padres set on a whim about a year ago, and never paid much attention to the fact that it includes a Kuhn. With that set, I'm also well prepared in case Buzzie Bavasi ever gets elected. I'd still prefer to have Kuhn's solo card, and it will remain high on my want list. But the sense that I have a glaring hole in my collection is now gone. (Well, it's still there for Barney Dreyfuss, but that's a different story).
I'd like to return the favor to you. If I remember correctly, you've been trying to find a Bill Veeck team issue postcard for awhile. You may not be aware that he is in the 1976 Chicagoland Collectors Association set (p.94 of the Standard Catalog, 2008 edition). This is a baseball card in every sense of the word, and Bill Veeck was still active as the owner of the White Sox in 1976. So I think it should fill that hole in your collection (if that hole is still there). I picked up the complete set on ebay a couple of years ago for some painful sum like five bucks.
By the way, have you picked up a Southworth?
Paul