A few years ago, I stumbled across an auction that had an original Allen & Ginter card from the 1889 set 50 Fish from American Waters. I bought that card, and from there I decided that I'd make a long-term attempt to complete the entire set.
Well, I'm still not done with the set - but thanks to a new eBay purchase I'm officially only five cards away from completion (in other words, I now own 90% of a 50 card set that was released in 1889). As a lover of baseball cards (and cards in general), that's a cool thing that I never thought I'd be able to say!
So what card pushed me to the 90% completion mark?
It was the Perch.
I'm now only five cards away from completion - the missing five cards:
- Bluefish
- Carp
- Rock Blackfish
- Sardine
- Striped Bass
It's been a fun process - and since I don't care about the condition of the card I'm super happy landing a card here and there (even one creased like the Perch I bought). If you are interested in this type of thing, I have
a full page dedicated to my collection of the 50 Fish from American Waters set.
I used to go fishing for perch and walleye every summer with my dad and grandfather - awesome catch!
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