Reasons to agree with DAN McKEE....regarding the PIEDMONT Plank

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Runscott

We know this from statements by those involved. This is no longer a secret. There is a lot of good information about this subject in 'The Card'.



I'm also curious about this.

As one of a number of characters who were there in 1985 when Bill Mastro was shopping around the Gretzky Wagner (raw) in the George Washington Motor Lodge rooms
at Willow Grove, PA....I clearly recall that a PIEDMONT 150 Plank was spoken of as being part of the collection that Bill had acquired in Long Island, NY.

That day Bill was "touting" the Wagner, it was the talk of the Show that weekend. I saw the Wagner, I did not see the Plank. However, the secondary story was that a
"high grade" PIEDMONT Plank was included in this collection. And, the rumor circulating at the Willow Grove Show that weekend was that both Wagner and Plank were originally from the same (partial) sheet.

For many years, I wondered where that Plank went. Charlie Conlon and I did some great deals over the years at Willow Grove. We shared a lot of info regarding vintage
cards, but he never mentioned this Plank. When Charlie passed away in recent years, we found out that he had acquired the PIEDMONT Plank (Wagner's sheet-mate) in
a private deal with Bill back in the mid-1980's.

Hey guys, does a BB card "provenance" get any better than this ?


TED Z