Circa 1977 I was 14 and we went on a family vacation to Florida, stopping at an antique/junk shop in Georgia somewhere. The old guy had baseball cards, lots of Topps and other stuff, but also a cigar box full of what I now know were T 206. I bought his McGinnity and Casey for $2 each.
I'd heard about cigarette cards before but never seen them.
After that I'd go flea marketing with my folks, or later as a college student, and buy all the pre 1970 stuff I could find, and ended up with a handful of Goudey's, and a few T 205 and 206.
E bay and the internet has opened the flood gates in this market. It's now quite simple to find Pre War.
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