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Originally Posted by geosluggo
I grew up in the D.C. area and was 7 when the Senators moved. Frank Howard and Clemente were my first baseball heroes. I got to meet Hondo a few times in the 1990s in Florida (where I now live) when he was coaching for various teams -- he's a truly nice guy who enjoyed talking about baseball and the Senators. Howard stuff is a lot more reasonably priced than the other guys, although for some reason his 1971 Kellogg's card is very scarce.
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I've lived in the DC area for my entire 73+ years, and Frank "Hondo" Howard was about all we had to cheer for in the late 1960's, before our pathetic, expansion Senators left DC for Texas and we suffered for 34 years without a MLB team. This is why I collect Frank Howard cards, even though I am mostly a pre-War collector. Plus, as George said, Hondo is a one heck of a nice guy - truly a gentle giant.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
Last edited by ValKehl; 10-04-2017 at 10:03 PM.
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