My New Babe

[thunderdan]

I mostly read on this forum but know a number of you here who also post on the CU board, so apologies for the duplicate post here. I hope you don't mind my sharing a recent pickup that gets me really excited. Plus, there's a bunch of you here who really know pre-war cards. I've learned a lot from many of your posts.

Anyway...finally picked up a Ruth RC: the M101-4 with the Gimbels back. Any of you "Elf" fans, Gimbels was the department store in the movie. But whatever. This has been the hunt that seems like it never would end. Took me a really long time to find one without the common issues: the white print line through Babe's midsection; the black print dots; and worst of all, the terrible L/R centering. I wondered if I would ever find one without those issues, and then...I finally did.

Huge thanks to two fine gentleman. Leon, thanks for your extra set of eyes at National. That's where this all started. Really great getting to know you a little better. And, Matt. Matt had his own research notes having purchased his own, and I really appreciated his thoughts and input. Really helpful when all was said and done.

Freshly reholdered, too. Please excuse the lint on my scanner.