Ideas/Suggestions/Contributions to my new book

[cdn_collector]

This sounds like it could be a rather interesting read.

Good luck!

Regards,

Richard.

[campyfan39]

Thanks for the emails. I may combine the stories into a chapter about net54 so keep 'em coming!

[campyfan39]

friendly bump

[cwazzy]

I love the idea! And great to see that you're including the '53 Topps Campy. That was my first vintage card (it was a gift from my dad for Christmas in '90 or '91). I had seen it at a card show a couple months before and couldn't stop staring at it. I love the big, jovial smile on his face. That card is the reason that I started to collect vintage and got into baseball history, especially the Campanella story. It was also the start of my Campy collection and is the one card that I have that will NEVER be sold no matter what.

Good luck with the book!

Chris

[Chris-Counts]

I hope you will consider including cards not produced by Topps in the post-WWII era. The Bowman cards from 1950 to 1953 are among the most attractive and popular of all sets with vintage collectors — their artwork in many ways is unparalleled. And the 1950s were the Golden Era of regionals, particularly for cards packaged with hot dogs (Kahn's, Stahl-Meyer, Glendale Meats, etc.). Leaving out all of these wonderful sets would be like telling your story in black and white ...

[campyfan39]

I appreciate your input. However, I am not writing a history of collecting or cards. Instead I am writing about a personal journey of collecting with my father and we never collected anything but Topps so there are no plans o include anything else. Blessings

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

I hope you will consider including cards not produced by Topps in the post-WWII era. The Bowman cards from 1950 to 1953 are among the most attractive and popular of all sets with vintage collectors — their artwork in many ways is unparalleled. And the 1950s were the Golden Era of regionals, particularly for cards packaged with hot dogs (Kahn's, Stahl-Meyer, Glendale Meats, etc.). Leaving out all of these wonderful sets would be like telling your story in black and white ...

[Volod]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

I appreciate your input. However, I am not writing a history of collecting or cards. Instead I am writing about a personal journey of collecting with my father and we never collected anything but Topps so there are no plans o include anything else. Blessings

but, if the book is to feature anecdotes about collecting from other contributors, don't see why their recollections would need to be limited to a certain company's product.
Topps owns all Bowman rights, so why exclude those?