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[Hot Springs Bathers]

Max & Barry- I guess this is part of the fun of collecting, we can set our own parameters on what and how we collect.

Max as you know I too am adding/replacing copies as I can right now of signed copies. The Orioles DJ seems to fade even worse than the Giants. Mine is somewhat faded, I had a near perfect one about ten years ago but Mike S. in Memphis wound up with it in a deal.

Of course there is also the french version of the McGraw book and several titles can also be found in the small paper service editions sent to soldiers in WWII.

With the advent of eBay what used to pass for really tough or rare now seems to turn up more often. I have even begun to add editions to my series, as mentioned before the 1958 Yankees is quite different from the first several and there is a seven year gap in Cardinal editions.

However you collect the set it is in my opinion one of the best projects in book collecting. While it may not be the equivalent of the T206 Monster it is at least the 1951 Bowmans of books!

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Of course there is also the french version of the McGraw book and several titles can also be found in the small paper service editions sent to soldiers in WWII.

Mike

I was going to mention the French McGraw. I haven't seen any other French language editions, nor any bibliographic references to others.

I forgot about the armed services editions. I've seen the Yankees and the Cardinals and no doubt several others, but haven't bought any. Do you know the complete list of the Putnams published in this form?

As for collecting scarcity, I have two Putnams (later editions) which are still in their original mailing boxes. Incredible shape, but the prospect of finding others in their mailing boxes would be a daunting quest.

Max