Show A Card You've Owned For 30+ Years

[sando69]

this is the very first trading card that ever owned me.
it was discovered, abused & discarded on the sidewalk outside wally's pharmacy in Altadena, CA, October, 1959.
almost 60 years ago!
thank you paul hornung.
I will always cherish you.

[jchcollins]

Some very cool stories here...thanks for posting.

[irv]

My father gave me these 52 Topps, plus another 145, some 35 years ago. I also have approx 30-40+ 71-72 OPC hockey cards and a smattering of others that I collected as a child that I still own to this day as well.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by irv

My father gave me these 52 Topps, plus another 145, some 35 years ago. I also have approx 30-40+ 71-72 OPC hockey cards and a smattering of others that I collected as a child that I still own to this day as well.

Hi Irv

I know we noted this some time ago in another thread....but, it still amazes me that both your Mantle and my Mantle appear to have a very similar scratch mark.

Would you mind reposting your Mantle next to mine, so we can compare them ?




TED Z

T206 Reference
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[irv]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hi Irv

I know we noted this some time ago in another thread....but, it still amazes me that both your Mantle and my Mantle appear to have a very similar scratch mark.

Would you mind reposting your Mantle next to mine, so we can compare them ?


TED Z

T206 Reference
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I remember that as well and I even think I mentioned it twice to you nonetheless?
Hopefully these come out side by side but I have my doubts?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by irv

I remember that as well and I even think I mentioned it twice to you nonetheless?
Hopefully these come out side by side but I have my doubts?

Obviously not the work of the same doctor.

And my contribution, a really big card

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by irv

I remember that as well and I even think I mentioned it twice to you nonetheless?
Hopefully these come out side by side but I have my doubts?

Irv

Perfect arrangement, thanks for posting it.

My question to you is how did that scratch get on your card ?

The history of my Mantle card starts from the last 1952 TOPPS waxpack which I opened in the Fall of 1952. I remember that it was the last pack since I told my buddies
that I would stop collecting BB cards upon getting the Mantle card. In 1960 when I enlisted in the Air Force, my Mom and Aunt cleaned out my room and transferred my
Sportscard collection, Stamp collection, Lionel trains, Baseball bats and gloves, etc. to our attic.

There my goodies stayed until my teenage Daughters (avid BB fans) convinced me to recover my cards (circa 1977). I found a real "treasure chest".....1000's of BB, FB,
and Non-sports cards in stacks in a huge box. The Mantle card was mid-way in large stack of 1952 cards, and most likely got scratched in the process of transporting (or
during the storage) of the cards.

Incidentally, here are the other TOPPS cards in that same pack as the Mantle card......


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[MarcosCards]

From my childhood collection. Picked them up in......1963. But the cards weren't in the same pack. Wow, 56 years ago!