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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay
Hank and Mark would know better than I, since I don’t collect 19th century, but it stands to reason an already scarce group of stuff has found its way into permanent collections. That is, until the owners die. None of us are getting any younger. I have no real plan for my collection. I’ve tossed some ideas around with fellow Giants collectors but we’re all kind of the same age. I don’t worry too much about it….it’s been a fun hobby, if nothing else.  |
And it's not just 19th century at all, of course. Many of the early Washington pennants that you guys have come up with are the only examples I've ever seen and probably ever will see, and of the others where there have been duplicates it's been on the order of two or maybe three but rarely any more than that. I guess it's understandable in that they are so old and fragile, but it illustrates how few of these things have actually survived for us to collect today.