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Posted By: Scott

I did not bid on that publication but the listing brought a smile to my face.

Back in the mid 70s, my father and I responded to an Irv Lerner (Whos Who author) advertisement in one of the local Philadelphia newspapers.

We had recently come into a nice lot of vintage cards but had no idea of their value. When Irv offered my father $2,000 (decent sum back then) for our collection I think it almost put my dad in shock!

Thankfully, my father refused the offer. Mr. Lerner was very gracious. He gave us information on the cards and invited us to one of the early Willow Grove card shows and we've been hooked collectors ever since.