3 Wagners & 3 Planks - cash offers?

[Bilko G]

very cool and interesting, love reading these older hobby newsletters and want/sell/trade lists.

[tbob]

Thanks for posting this Leon. It's great to read these things from the early days of collecting. I hope and wish today's collectors could be aware of the beginnings of this great hobby.

[Kawika]

Utilizing one of the "inflation calculators" available on the internet, it appears that a dollar in 1946 would be worth approximately eleven dollars today. By the looks of it vintage cards have outpaced inflation in a huge way.

[barrysloate]

Note on Bob Wilson's want list he is looking for a 1933 Goudey Lajoie. I wonder if he got one?

[ls7plus]

Now where did I put my time machine, dammit!

Great post, Leon!

Larry

[scottglevy]

Interesting to note how all deals were done through the mail and presumably with a great deal of trust even with unknown parties.

Reminds me of how my grandfather used to collect stamps throughout the world many, many years ago. He established a network of friends in many different countries with a standing agreement that he would soak off US postal stamps and send them abroad if they would do the same from their countries.

As a result I now have a large (probably monetarily worthless, but sentimentally very valuable) collection of foreign stamps.

A great read Leon -- thanks for sharing.
-Scott

[Bilko G]

Originally Posted by scottglevy

Interesting to note how all deals were done through the mail and presumably with a great deal of trust even with unknown parties.

kind of like it is right now, no?