I was 13 years old in 1975. My family took a trip to the Wisconsin Dells and we stopped at Larry Fritsch's warehouse. It was like Disneyland to me. He let me and my dad hold the T206 Wagner card card that he pulled out of his safe. He couldn't have been nicer to us. He told my dad he was sending a semi trailer to Michigan to buy as many cases of Minis as he could find. When we got home my dad took me to the candy warehouse and he bought a case of Minis and we took them home and broke them into sets. I still have the empty case and all the boxes and kept every single card and still have them today. One my my best memories of time spent with my dad. He is 94 years old and we still talk about those minis 42 years later. And that is why I love this hobby!! Thanks dad.
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