Jefferson Burdick letters- June 30, 1936 and on.....

[Leon]

Mr. Burdick discusses a bit about mortality and his utmost thanks for the Wags from Mr. John D Wagner. (no relation to Honus). He also discusses giving his collection away and the selling of cards....as they probably won't go up in value. And as for Mr. Corson, he's a dealer, buy low sell high, which was a in his eyes. (pages 2-4 numbered in upper left)

[Jeffrompa]

Dad and Walter Corson were best friends and I would say my Dad learned from Corson . Dad wasn't just buy low - sell high he is pretty cheap I remember him saying he hesitated buying some HIGH dollar cards for $ 1.00 even into the 1960s .

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jeffrompa

Dad and Walter Corson were best friends and I would say my Dad learned from Corson . Dad wasn't just buy low - sell high he is pretty cheap I remember him saying he hesitated buying some HIGH dollar cards for $ 1.00 even into the 1960s .

Jeff- Your dad told me some great stories about He and Walt when we spoke.
Mr.Burdick said Walt was barely making it, even at trying to get "top" dollar. There isn't anything wrong, then or now, about making an honest buck.

My take on it-
Buy low sell high, or go out of business.

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[Jeffrompa]

I've never shared this before but I'm sure some people realize it . Back in their day they were buying huge albums of paper , ephemera , baseball cards , currency , postcards whatever . That's how they amassed so much quality material .

[tiger8mush]

Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing!

[brob28]

Such interesting reading, nice to peek inside their world. Thanks for sharing Leon.

[Leon]

My guess is that in the far future these treasures might end up in a museum and be on display for all to see but for now our board will have to do. This August 10th, 1960 letter is his most poignant yet.

[lumberjack]

Burdick was born in 1900. There is a pretty concise bio of him on Wikipedia.
He was a young guy, early middle age anyway, when these letters were written.

My question, what is the source of the Burdick letters? And is there anyone around today who knew him. 60 years is a stretch, but it's possible.

lumberjack

[Leon]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

Burdick was born in 1900. There is a pretty concise bio of him on Wikipedia.
He was a young guy, early middle age anyway, when these letters were written.

My question, what is the source of the Burdick letters? And is there anyone around today who knew him. 60 years is a stretch, but it's possible.

lumberjack

The source of the letters was from the John D Wagner (no relation to Honus) collection. I got them in a Hunt auction 9 yrs ago. A good hobby friend alerted me to the auction and I think I won all of the lots except 1. I don't think it had Burdick letters in it. I gave my friend, a board member, one of the envelopes with a Burdick signature and he was happy. A win-win...
I would have to guess there are still a few people alive that met him, but not sure.
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