The Trader Speaks - 1st issue Nov 1968

[yazfan08]

I love old hobby pubs. Is this one of your reproductions or an original? How many #1 copies are known to exist? How about for SCD?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by yazfan08

I love old hobby pubs. Is this one of your reproductions or an original? How many #1 copies are known to exist? How about for SCD?

Unfortunately mine is a reproduction.....

and edited to say I have no idea of the # of #1's in circulation...

[E93]

I would love to see some ads for interesting cards from back in those days if you have time.
JimB

[bh3443]

Great to see the first issue of this! Dan Dishley founded the publication and in the later years I believe Sonny Jackson ran it until the end. Great guys that truly pioneered the hobby. While were at it Charlie Brooks' Sport Hobbyist was one other early paper. The Stommen's founded SCD. I met these fine people way back and they were all great. There were others, but these are the ones I used daily!
I remember bidding on a run of 52 Topps Hi's from Bob Thing of Maine around 1980. He broke up the run and we all paid record prices at the time! Mint commons ran around 30.00 and I paid 800.00 for a perfect Mantle.

[Leon]

Just for you my friend. If I am correct the "173's" mentioned are real and not only photo's of real ones. This is far and away the best page for pre-war related items. There are no other really significant pre-war cards for sale in the book, at a quick glance....regards

[ajg]

would love to buy any issues from 1968 and 1969. let me know if available and the price

[barrysloate]

A run of Beadle's Guides from the 1860's for $13.50 apiece? Incredible! Not to mention N173's at ten bucks a pop. Just noticed for an extra five dollars you can get Cap Anson, Harry Wright and Mike Kelly.

Wait, those guides are photocopies. Skip it. I'll take the N173's.

[Baseball Rarities]

Dan Dishley's personal copy - the first off the press.

[Rob D.]

Kevin, that is simply awesome.

[sando69]

very impressive!
is that yours?
if so, please share the story of how you acquired it.

[19cbb]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

A run of Beadle's Guides from the 1860's for $13.50 apiece? Incredible! Not to mention N173's at ten bucks a pop. Just noticed for an extra five dollars you can get Cap Anson, Harry Wright and Mike Kelly.

Wait, those guides are photocopies. Skip it. I'll take the N173's.

Barry, I'll pay the $13.50 for photocopies of TWO pages from the 1866 Beadle's guide.

I have a request for them on my signature since I need them for a research project and no one has responded!

[Baseball Rarities]

Mark,

Dan Dishley sold his personal run of The Trader Speaks 5 or 10 years ago. I have his complete collection.

I also have Buck Barker's 1960 and 1967 copies of the American Card Catalog along with some of his correspondence with other hobby pioneers such as Lionel Carter, Ed Broder, etc.

[Baseball Rarities]

Jimmy,

I am sure that I have Leland's Winter 2006 catalog somewhere in my library. I have tried to keep copies of all of the important catalogs. What is it that you needed?