I collected the 1956 set as a kid. Traded for the Mantle for some other vintage cards that I bought for less than $1 at a garage sale, so that worked out great! After that, it was off to the races. Such a beautiful set. Being a kid, I could hardly afford to be picky on condition, so it ended up being a rainbow of varying conditions. It never made me enjoy any of them any less.
I had some of them autographed by the players as well. Not many years after starting the project, I quit collecting unsigned cards altogether and never did complete the set. They are all still here, though, and none of them will ever be slabbed.
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