T205 - Pics of my set

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I used to go to several big shows a year here on the east coast from the late 80's to early 00's back in the days before grading became so prevalent..I haven't been to a show in at least 15 years...but got the itch to go to one this year and really wanted to go to Chantilly back in July as that was always a favorite of mine but life intervened...feeling bummed I decided to do something I had never done before...and dragged out all of my T205 cards at one time to lay them out and see what they looked like and take some pics and little video as it may not happen again..so I cleared off the 4 x 8 ft dining room table and had no idea the 290 cards would take up the entire table...it took me from 1985 to 2001(that's when I brokedown and bought the Hoblitzell no stats to finish the master set at that time of 219) to acquire 219 of the now 221 cards for a master set...glad I decided to do it as it looks pretty decent and did make me feel a little better about missing the Chantilly show...not much of a photographer but here they are.

Only 21 of the 290 shown are graded as I prefer them in their natural habitat but some were just not available in decent condition without being slabbed and any others I obtained were part of auction lots and decided to keep for now.

Thanks to Dan McKee I have added one card (Wilhelm-suffered) since this pic was taken and now need just the Mathewson Cycle 1 loss for a master set of 221 cards. I might have to update the pic if I ever get that last card.

I should mention that my girlfriend gets the credit for the T-shirt I'm wearing.

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