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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

You make a great point with your example of Ruth cards......but, my contention is that
1st cards were not really sought after till the late 1970's. Most collectors I knew before then
were primarily interested in completeing sets or acquiring as many BB cards of their favorite
player or team.

Excuse, my repetition of using the 52T Mantle card, but in the Fall of '52 when the Hi# series
was available this card was highly sought after. The media (and NY) hype on Mantle in 1951
was enormous. And indeed, Topps anticipated this by Double-Printing Mantle (along with
Jackie Robinson and Bobby Thomson).

So, although your point is well-taken....it does not apply to what is probably known as...."the
most popular Rookie card" in the hobby.

TED Z