In the latter part of the 1990s (before eBay was a big presence), I had a desire to expand my Red Sox card collecting to pre-war...especially T206. The "Vintage Baseball Card Collector" magazine, published out of Tacoma WA, came to my attention, and so I was off on a road trip to the next Tacoma Dome show. That was roughly a 500 mile round trip.
I had read the old Lipset books, so I was keen to acquire a "scarce" card. I wanted to get the Kleinow (Boston) variation. I met some great card dealers at that show, and one helped me find a suitable example (and with a cool Polar bear back)...my first pre-war purchase!
When I heard about the relatively-new SGC, this was the first card I sent in for grading. I'll never part with that card...
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