Well, its that time of the year again, so what'd you get in '17 and what're you gonna get in '18? My picks for the year:
Picked up nice examples of both Louis variations in the 1948 Leaf set:
This Holloway Black Cow Sucker back Louis was a definite find:
Another ultra-rare Adam Hats PC showed up:
This card was with the Adam Hats card. I didn't realize until after I got it that it depicts a training facility in a small town in NY where I spent my happiest summers as a boy:
The highlight of my trip to the National:
Finally picked up a pair of these 1975 St. Johns Ice Cream premiums:
B-Hop signed card from his appearance at the Philly Show earlier this month with a 'bonus' fingerprint on the "H":
And finally, the best premium of the year, a 1955 Slim Jim/Slidewell Bows Marciano Broadside. About 11 x 15, on a thick board backing:
2018 goals: just more of the same. I'd love to find a few more tough type cards and maybe a Louis or two that I don't have. I'm working on two books, the next edition of the boxing card book and a book on Exhibit cards. Hope to have both published by June.