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Old 11-21-2009, 01:26 PM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I was reading an article with letters from Burdick to Lionel Carter a couple of weeks ago and I think it kind of revealed why some of the oldtime collectors would stamp the backs of their cards. Often times when these old-timers were trading they would send off a whole book full of their cards so they would stamp the backs so their cards didn't get mixed up with the other guys.

Dan- That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing (albeit 2 years ago) as I love stories of the old time collectors.
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