Old time letters regarding T-205's (Carter, Egan)

[62corvette]

Attached are a couple of letters I ran across in an old binder. One is from Lionel Carter, the other from Richard Egan. I asked questions of both of them in letters regarding T-205's, and these are their responses.
To give a context to the Egan letter, I wrote him because I had come across a Hindu back. As you can see by his response, it was the first reported in the hobby. The Egan letter would be late-1976.
Thought some of you old-timers might find this interesting.
I covered a couple of portions of each letter, simply so no one "steals" them and makes them[IMG][/IMG] their own.

[Stonepony]

Fascinating correspondence. Thank you for posting these! The Carter letter is kind of sad and deflating

[1880nonsports]

When I read it I was focused on the emotional elements as well - it was clear he had something he needed to say - as much to himself as to you.

[tiger8mush]

wow, if Mr. Carter was that upset at the hobby back in the mid 70s, imagine his feeling if he were to see it in the late 80s thru today!

Thanks for sharing, very neat!

[7nohitter]

Great letters, thank you so much for sharing them.

[CW]

Thanks for posting these. It's unfortunate that Carter viewed the rising prices of cards as a negative rather than a positive (ie. a sign of a growing hobby and a good economy). It's also too bad he couldn't still enjoy the hobby, while also accepting the fact that he was no longer a hobby expert.

Bittersweet, or maybe just bitter, but still very interesting to read.

Oh... and nice find on the Hindu, btw.