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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
I wonder what the William Howard Taft ball, which inaugurated the tradition of the presidential opening toss in 1910, would go for today? Or the Walter Johnson collection of signed baseballs by Presidents Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover from opening games in D.C. in which Johnson was a participant. Here's the incredible saga of that collection as I wrote it up for the Washington Post Magazine in 2004:
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Hank, having a Washington Post subscriber ever since the demise of the Evening Star, my very pathetic memory vaguely recalls reading your tremendously interesting piece back in 2004, and I greatly enjoyed re-reading it just now. This reminds me that I've been meaning to re-read the superb bio of your grandfather that you kindly gifted to me many years ago.
Best,
Val
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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.
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