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Fred YI grew up in the late '40's--early 50's in Western New York---in the shadows of the Attica State Prison! (Which by the way, is not far from Buffalo & the Canadian border!)
My folks owned a hotel there from 1946 until 1953 and I bought just about all my cards in local Mom & Pop drug stores, variety stores, ice cream parlors, etc--just anywhere in a small town that carried cards!
I also have complete 1950 & 51 Bowman FB I bought the same way, along w/ my 48 thru 52 baseball sets & singles.
So as far as I can remember, I bought cards as soon as they hit the stores up until the end of the given season & the next releases were on the shelves!
Will be interested to see what you can deduce from that info!! LOL!!!
Thanks,
Fred