Card Collector's Company, Franklin Sq. NY

[rgurtowski]

I remember seeing their ad in the Good Old Days magazine or in a Street and Smith's Baseball yearbook. I remember getting a '53 Topps Gene Woodling for 25 cents.

[commishbob]

I bought cards lots from them through their catalogs. I think I first saw their ads in one of those cheap, pulp baseball mags I loved to pick up at the corner newsstand.

[JollyElm]

Man, this thread is bringing back some great memories. I used to get those b/w catalogues in the mail and I scoured through them to see all of the 'ancient' cards (you know, from the 60's) they had to offer. It's funny how expensive 10 cents was for a Mantle. Ha ha. Where's a time machine when you need one??

[Exhibitman]

I ordered from them a few times in 1976. They offered grab bags lots of old cards very cheap. As I recall, the cards I got were dead on mint but for smoke or water damage on most of them, but i didn't mind because the effect was minimal and they included multiple HOFers in each lot.

[rgurtowski]

I remember also buying a card collector's box from them (fit 1000 cards) for $2.00 + shipping. Seemed like they were the only place you could mail order card collecting supplies.

[ALR-bishop]

[toppcat]

I've done a few posts on CCC over the years: https://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/s...tors%20Company

I also have a series going (somewhat neglected but I'll pick it up again soon), on "The Card Collector" Newsletter they put out: https://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/s...rd%20Collector

[jerrys]

Don Lepore, who actually ran the CCC operations for Woody Gelman, invited me to see the operation at the site one time. It was as one would expect, women seated at tables in front of mountains of cards filling orders. After the fire Don conducted business from an office on the main street in the village of Franklin Square, NY.