01-28-2023, 02:21 PM
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ja.mes na.higian
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 183
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Drawing a conclusion....
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Grew up in Detroit. Started collecting in 1962
1962 - Whole set All Series available in stores
1963 - Series 1,2,3 and part of 4. Never saw any 5th, 6th or 7th Series in stores.
1964 - First 5 Series complete, never saw 6th or 7th in stores
1965 - Completed
1966 - First 6 Series complete. Never saw any 7th Series in stores, ordered 10 cards from Topps in the 7th Series by choosing random numbers.
1967 - First 5 Series complete. About half of the 6th Series. Never saw 7th Series cards in stores.
1968 - Completed
1969 - Completed
1970 - Completed. Ordered Series 6 & 7 from Topps.
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Great info from Detroit! From my recollection, we in SoCal had issues with the late series in '64, '66 and '67 for sure. To me '67 was the worst. Still wondering if anyone (NY areas?) on East Coast was able to access all series at all times in the '60's?
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