Barry... I purchased Buck's Zeenut collection around '91, which consisted of more than 3000 different cards. While not all of the Zeenuts contained his notes, about half of them did. Steve's card above illustrates the shorthand that Buck used. In addition to identification of the player, many contained the complete list of teams the player was associated with, along with the source of the card, and the year Buck acquired the card. Quite a few customers (at the time) requested to have one of the various pioneering collectors noted on the backs. The collectors included Jeff Burdick, Bill Haber, Jim Horne, Lou Chericoni, Dick Dobbins, Larry Moe, John Spalding, Joe Vanacore and Frank Nagy. Virtually every intermediate to advanced Zeenut collection (more than 3000 different) will proudly contain some of Buck's cards. I occasionally see them recirculate, but they were all on my desk at one point. Since much of Buck's notes were done in pencil, I'm hoping that modern collectors refrain from erasing those notes, as they are a part of the hobby's history. The first names that most people take for granted in the checklists were tediously researched by Buck and a handful of other dedicated collectors. These cards with blank backs were Buck's "notebook"...
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