Old Cardboard

[ethicsprof]

I received my copy today and it is a great contribution to vintage baseball scholarship. The variety of topics, including the '13 cravats, '23 uglies,
the Negro Leagues 'Holy Grail Postcard' of JGibson, N135 and N284 sharings
of same original template, and the T201 Mecca double folders makes all these
finely tuned pieces a must read.
If I may take a personal excursus, I must add that being able to witness the scholarship
and erudition of Mike Wheat's work on the T201s as it developed over the weeks and months was a rare treat and privilege for me. Thank you very much,Mike.
Ps
as usual, I always get at least one surprise from the Collector's Dugout.
I never knew that one of our longtime members(in his mid50s,I think) is a dedicated marathoner. Wow!
congrats everyone---10 years OC!!
best,
barry

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by ethicsprof

I received my copy today and it is a great contribution to vintage baseball scholarship. The variety of topics, including the '13 cravats, '23 uglies,
the Negro Leagues 'Holy Grail Postcard' of JGibson, N135 and N284 sharings
of same original template, and the T201 Mecca double folders makes all these
finely tuned pieces a must read.
If I may take a personal excursus, I must add that being able to witness the scholarship
and erudition of Mike Wheat's work on the T201s as it developed over the weeks and months was a rare treat and privilege for me. Thank you very much,Mike.
Ps
as usual, I always get at least one surprise from the Collector's Dugout.
I never knew that one of our longtime members(in his mid50s,I think) is a dedicated marathoner. Wow!
congrats everyone---10 years OC!!
best,
barry

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Hey Barry

[the 'stache]

Hmm, still haven't gotten mine, and I'm in Dallas. They're in Austin. Maybe tomorrow.

[Wildfireschulte]

Thanks for the post. I had never heard of OC - glad to see a replacement to VCBC - just subscribed and bought back issue #3 with tobacco box article. What are your favorite back issues that I should I buy?

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Wildfireschulte

Thanks for the post. I had never heard of OC - glad to see a replacement to VCBC - just subscribed and bought back issue #3 with tobacco box article. What are your favorite back issues that I should I buy?

All of them.

Great issue, thanks guys!

[Wildfireschulte]

Do any of the back issues explore the nuances between PSA and SGC grading? Can't get enough of that.

[Vol]

Love this magazine. Great color and articles. Congrats on 10 yrs!

[E93]

Congratulations! The magazine is great, but the Hardmans are even greater.
JimB

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Wildfireschulte

Do any of the back issues explore the nuances between PSA and SGC grading? Can't get enough of that.

The only thing that comes close is a paper cut.

[lhardem]

Greetings to all. I would have posted on this thread earlier but have been out of town (and out of the country). I just returned and am catching up with correspondence.

First, Brett and I want to thank all posters for your very kind words about Old Cardboard. We truly appreciate your comments as we celebrate the completion of 10 years serving the vintage baseball card hobby. We view the magazine, website and monthly eNewsletters as an extension of our hobby. As always, we welcome and need your support.

To answer a couple of questions in the thread:

shernan30: unless otherwise arranged, all new subscriptions automatically begin with the current issue (now issue #31).

"Favorite" back issues are determined by each collectors interests. All articles in the magazine are abstracted on the website at http://www.oldcardboard.com/subscriptions.asp. Subscriptions/renewals can also be ordered from that page using PayPal.

All magazine articles are also indexed, along with articles from the monthly OC eNewsletter and other hobby publications of the past, at http://www.oldcardboard.com/ref/BBC-...earchIndex.asp.

Both of the above links can always be found on the Old Cardboard home page.

We offer a "Back-Pack" of all back issues (currently #1 through #30) priced at about half the individual back-issue price.

Leon, we've made a note to update the Net54 URL in your ad in the next issue of Old Cardboard.

Thanks again for the kind feedback (both private and on the forum) from all Net54ers. Determined primarily by your support, we hope to continue to serve the hobby another 10 years or even longer.

Happy Collecting,
Lyman and Brett

[Joe_G.]

Congrats to Lyman & Brett, hard to believe it has already been 10 years!

Originally Posted by Wildfireschulte

Thanks for the post. I had never heard of OC - glad to see a replacement to VCBC - just subscribed and bought back issue #3 with tobacco box article. What are your favorite back issues that I should I buy?

I like the consistent balance of stories covering 19th Century, Ts, Es, and all the rest. I have a 19th century bias and very much enjoyed pulling the N172 Brooklyn Minis article together with Jay (issue 3) as well as writing about Tomlinson Studio (issue 13) together with many other great issues such as Jim Blumenthal's N167 article (issue 29). Use the search feature on OC website to help quickly identify issues of interest:

http://www.oldcardboard.com/ref/BBC-...earchIndex.asp

[BlueSky]

Great publication. I have been reading through old ones that were in with my Dad's collection. Really great information.