Card Collectors Bulletin Apr.1, 1945 Whole #35

[Leon]

A few of these pages posted previously but this is in full...enjoy

[Leon]

last 2 pages...

[canjond]

Looks like someone was missing the T210 Jackson.

[E93]

Originally Posted by canjond

Looks like someone was missing the T210 Jackson.

Yeah, and he is offering any two T210s for it in trade. Pretty generous.
JimB

[bh3443]

Thanks again, Leon, for posting this historic piece of our collective past.
I'll be 50 on July first, and I remember Wirt Gammon from his SCD articles.
I never realized he was such a "super collector" and a mostly Baseball Card guy in this period where it seems that BB was almost an after thought with all those other sets listed.

[barrysloate]

Funny, one of the first things I noticed too was that Wirt Gammon was offering two red border cards for a #525 Jackson, New Orleans. Doesn't sound like a fair trade to me.

And I like that Uncle Jake stored some of his cigarette cards in barrels. I guess square corners was not one of his priorities.

[E93]

The comments on condition with regard to 20th century tobacco are interesting in that even then there were significant numbers of condition conscious people willing to pay above book value for nicer examples.
JimB

[barrysloate]

Jim- seems like they recognized early on the value of buying large lots, keeping the best cards for upgrades, and selling off the duplicates. Even then there was a strong enough market that you would never get stuck with the dupes.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

And I like that Uncle Jake stored some of his cigarette cards in barrels. I guess square corners was not one of his priorities.

Barry

Card collectors of the early days were obviously not skilled enough to square the circle, a math problem vexing for centuries

[teetwoohsix]

I love these articles- thanks Leon for posting them. I can't help but wonder how many of the cards we now have could've passed through these collectors hands at one point.