David- I wanted a few others opinions too so started that new thread. "Pontifical Standard" I think might mean the Wags?
I could be wrong but he is thanking him in the present tense as it seems he had only seen one and is seeing another?
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Originally Posted by trdcrdkid
Leon --
Thanks for posting that awesome Burdick letter to Wagner and the announcement of the US Card Collectors Catalog, which I think you've posted before. I don't see Burdick thanking Wagner for a T206 Wagner in that letter (he thanks him for four unspecified cards, including a Pontifical Standard), but he did thank Wagner for donating a T206 Wagner in the October 1, 1948 CCB, which I posted last week in the "Burdick Collection, 1947-49" thread: http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240887 |