1969 Topps question
Well, no luck on the main board, maybe there isn't as much crossover as I'd thought.
Anyway, I realized that I bought my first cards 50 years ago this year.
Does anyone know roughly when during the year series three was in stores? I'd like to somewhat narrow it down.
The story...
I went with dad to the local pharmacy/store - small town, and the place was very old fashioned. Still had the soda counter and penny candy area.
I bought a pack of cards, and opened them sitting in the car with dad. He pointed out this kid Reggie Jackson and said "hey, this guy is pretty good"
No packs in 70, one in 71, none in 72, moved to a new town in 73, and my new friends were into cards, so I got going a bit more late fall 73.
Of the cards I'd bought before then, the only ones that survived a couple moves, outgrown toy purges and the toybox were the Reggie and a Danny Cater coin. Maybe a couple others from 69, but I don't remember them. (If any 69s or 71s survived, I probably still have them but don't recall what cards they were. They may have been upgraded somewhere along the way)
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