[painthistorian]

For me, it was Paul Gallagher of NY, he ran the earliest organized monthly shows during the mid 70's in NYC at the armenian church and later the Prince George Hotel in NYC, he had rubber banded stacks of everything from T206's to Topps & Bowmans, all grades were mixed together. He was a great guy to know and inspired me to further my knowledge of sports cards. Everyone from that era knew Paul and he had many great finds of vintage collectables and was fair to transact with.