Card Collector's Company, Franklin Sq. NY

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Guess what this was:

5th place at the 1972 USA Topiary Games?

[2dueces]

I remember ordering from Fritch back in the day.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by 68Hawk

5th place at the 1972 USA Topiary Games?

Took the bronze actually. Woody Gelman's house, i.e. CCC HQ back in the day. Updated for sure but it gives you an idea of the scale.
EDIT 8/18-right resident but after the CCC house. Oh well.

[brett 75]

That smiling picture of Gelman was what started my interest in baseball card collecting. I still have the article that goes with that picture from the magazine. I cut it up and made my own scrapbook so I don’t recall the magazine. 8 year olds don’t think about those things. Yes I also put cards in my bike to make it sound cool!
The article lists the price for a Sports Kings Ruth @$ 20- 30, and a Wagner for an astronomical price of $4000. I would have been smiling too if I had a 52 Mantle and Robinson sitting in front of me. Stuff like this is why I like being a member of Net 54 hearing the stories and learning about the hobby history from those who lived it.
Brett

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by brett 75

That smiling picture of Gelman was what started my interest in baseball card collecting. I still have the article that goes with that picture from the magazine. I cut it up and made my own scrapbook so I don’t recall the magazine. 8 year olds don’t think about those things. Yes I also put cards in my bike to make it sound cool!
The article lists the price for a Sports Kings Ruth @$ 20- 30, and a Wagner for an astronomical price of $4000. I would have been smiling too if I had a 52 Mantle and Robinson sitting in front of me. Stuff like this is why I like being a member of Net 54 hearing the stories and learning about the hobby history from those who lived it.
Brett

It was called Super Mag - check it out: http://www.thetoppsarchives.com/2020...ys-angels.html