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Posted By: barrysloate

The very first collection I ever bought, which goes back to about 1983, included many early 1950's Bowman and Topps cards, including a near Set of 1952 Large. I auctioned off the cards in groups and I remember the endless streams of calls and letters I got asking me to sell card #144 directly. It had no premium in the catalog, so at first I was surprised. But it was my first lesson about rare cards within a set. Of course, #144 Lansford today is a bit of a modern classic.