Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisRobertS,
I was not trying to be critical of your post, Robert. I am
sorry if I came across that way. I guess I am just frustrated
with this entire subject by now. I certainly don't claim to be
an expert on these cards. But, I do have my originals from
58 years ago; and, I do have a pretty accurate recollection
of my sportscard collecting in the late '40s and early '50s.
I am 66 years old, and what I am finding out as I get older,
my recollections of my youth become clearer. I guess my mind
is starting to regress. That's fine with me, because those BB
memories of the late '40s thru to the early '60s are great to
reflect on.
Yes, the unexpected Sid Gordon in the Link you posted really
has me wondering. This one now makes it 25 "reprints" of the
original 48 cards. And, you make a great point that no one has
brought up since this controversy began, why is not the entire
set available in the SQUARE card version ? Something is very,
very "fishy" here. If the Festberg find of these SQUARES is just
uncirculated cards from 1947, then where are the rest of the
cards from this set ?
Another factor you are right about, these SQUARE cards were
virtually unknown before the early 1980s. Beckett or Krause
did not have them identified in their early Price Guides.
Anyhow, I think your final suggestion is great; but I'll take
it a step further.....how about "CARBON-DATING"....HA!....the
ROUNDIES & the SQUARES. Then we will have an A - B comparison
and I guarantee you we'll finally put this subject to rest.