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One of my luckiest vintage bb finds...at the star of the north antique show in st paul, mn. A guy with a display case had a bunch of items from an old scrapbook...he recalled there was another CJ card of a big name hofer that was sold...in the fist 2 pics u see it as i saw it in the display case. 3rd pic wlters swimming with the fishes...and the final result. I knew it was real but it appeared to have back damage. After I got it home I realized it was positive paper on the back...and I got to business. It came off quite easily with no physical prodding and the card front does appear cleaner for sure. It's amazing to see all the dirt in the water after the fact. I have since purchased a large, heavy book press specifically for the occasional card soak.
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I'll join in on the chorus. About 30 years ago, at the White Plains show, I picked up a scrapbook sheet with eight 1915 Crackerjacks. Among them were a Rabbit Maranville rookie and a Branch Rickey. Fronts looked perfect, but the cards were firmly glued onto the page.
A quick soak in my bathroom sink in cold water lifted all the cards off cleanly. I believe I paid about $20 for the whole lot, a pretty good price at the time even if I hadn't gotten the cards off!  Sorry, no before/after pictures. Last edited by akleinb611; 02-15-2025 at 11:57 AM.
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And if you soak it long enough, those pesky caramel stains from 1915 will also disappear, but the card might also disintegrate...
 Such thin stock... good luck with the soak.
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