New Member Intro

[ParisianJohn]

Hello all. I wanted to give my humble introduction.

I'm a 38 year old database manager in Boston. I got into collecting at age 6 when I inherited my older brothers' cards from 1969-1980. I really got into the history of the game when my father (who turned down a try out with the St Louis Cardinals while in college!!) bought a Neff and Cohen encyclopedia when I was 11 . It sparked my interest in pre-war players and their cards.

In my modest pre-war collection I have cards dating back to an N28 Charlie Comiskey, some T206's, and others on up to Goudeys from the 1930s. I love the story of the 1912 Red Sox and their wild World Series victory and like to collect objects associated with them.

I've read some threads on here and see I can learn a lot from this group and I look forward to being part of this community. Thanks to all, and Happy New Year!

- John