Card comments 1960

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[ALR-bishop]

Neat item Bill

Though we may not have realized it, Fleer was soon to be competing with Topps for the #1 spot in the 5 cent sport card market :-)

[swarmee]

Hmmm, the 1959 NBC Marian Eiskamp card has never sold on eBay? I've never seen it before, and a search for Marian Eiskamp on worthpoint came up empty.

Anyone know about that set? I guess the writer didn't know about the Virginia Slims set in 1886...

[Fleerfan]

Thank you for posting! I really enjoy seeing collectors newsletters from the early days of the hobby. If you have any other newsletters, I hope you will consider posting them as well.

[Leon]

I am attempting to make those a bit larger. Thanks so much to Bill for posting them and sending them over. Few of us have been in the hobby much longer....(not sure if they are in order)

[Leon]

and a few more....of the first batch. There is a second batch but I am catching my breath

[Volod]

Thanks for the heavy lifting, Leon - this is some interesting reading, for sure. I had screen captured some of it and put it into a graphics app where it could be zoomed for easier reading by my ancient eyes, but you have saved some of the effort.

[MCoxon]

I love the references of creating a "card collectors club" with annual dues of $0.25, and especially the request to readers for a list of players to include (checklist) for the "Wilson Wieners" and "Rodeo Franks" card sets. Didn't they have the internet in 1960?

Thanks to OP and Leon as these are a treat to read

[ALR-bishop]

It's inventor was only 12 in 1960

[Volod]

I thought that Frank Lane invented the interweb...oh, maybe that was insider-trading.