Back around 1970, I sent Stan a request for a 1951 Bowman Mantle and a 1955 Topps Koufax. I put $1.25 in the envelope to cover the cost. Stan sent me the Koufax and not the Mantle with a note saying the cost of the Koufax with return postage was $1.25 and that I could have the Mantle for another $1.25. I must have read his sales list wrong. Anyway, being a hard working paperboy, I decided another $1.25 was too much and declined Stan's offer on the Mantle. Quite an error in judgment on my part. Believe it or not, I still have the note.
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