Jefferson Burdick letters- June 30, 1936 and on.....

[Jeffrompa]

I've never shared this before but I'm sure some people realize it . Back in their day they were buying huge albums of paper , ephemera , baseball cards , currency , postcards whatever . That's how they amassed so much quality material .

[tiger8mush]

Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing!

[brob28]

Such interesting reading, nice to peek inside their world. Thanks for sharing Leon.

[Leon]

My guess is that in the far future these treasures might end up in a museum and be on display for all to see but for now our board will have to do. This August 10th, 1960 letter is his most poignant yet.

[Bpm0014]

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Oh my, that is touching. I wonder if he is referring to George Lyons theater critic and father of Jeffrey? I made some great T206 purchases from him in the mid-70's.

[1880nonsports]

tobacco banners - OUCH!

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Oh my, that is touching. I wonder if he is referring to George Lyons theater critic and father of Jeffrey? I made some great T206 purchases from him in the mid-70's.

I don't think that's right. It might be George Lyons but he was not the father of Jeffrey according to Wikipedia.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Here is the last Burdick letter from the John Wagner hobby letters and publications sold by Hunts several months back. There will be many more 1930s and later letters shared from other collectors too. Enjoy.....

[Jeffrompa]

That 40 to 50 cents for baseball caramel cards sure sounds good .

[lumberjack]

Burdick was born in 1900. There is a pretty concise bio of him on Wikipedia.
He was a young guy, early middle age anyway, when these letters were written.

My question, what is the source of the Burdick letters? And is there anyone around today who knew him. 60 years is a stretch, but it's possible.

lumberjack

[Leon]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

Burdick was born in 1900. There is a pretty concise bio of him on Wikipedia.
He was a young guy, early middle age anyway, when these letters were written.

My question, what is the source of the Burdick letters? And is there anyone around today who knew him. 60 years is a stretch, but it's possible.

lumberjack

The source of the letters was from the John D Wagner (no relation to Honus) collection. I got them in a Hunt auction 9 yrs ago. A good hobby friend alerted me to the auction and I think I won all of the lots except 1. I don't think it had Burdick letters in it. I gave my friend, a board member, one of the envelopes with a Burdick signature and he was happy. A win-win...
I would have to guess there are still a few people alive that met him, but not sure.
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