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NBC Stars - 1953 - backs added

April 26 2009 at 8:01 AM
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  (Login DanCalandriello)

May be slow loading, esp. if many are viewing simultaneously.

A first-time contributor, Walter Biskupski, took hours to scan
the 96 backs, then scanned many fronts we could use as upgrades.

Just click on the main page link to bring up the backs.

...a side note to all: upgrades for any web page is gladly accepted


http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~dan/R701-15/go.html
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Well done, Walter!

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April 26 2009, 11:07 PM 

Hi all,

Congrats and thanks to Walter for the monumental job of scanning fronts and backs of this series. This ia a beautiful assemblage of portraits of some famous and not-so-famous entertainment personalities. In particular check out card #58 of little Ronnie Walken. About ten years after this card was produced, Monique Van Vooren, a Belgian actress, convinced the young actor to change his first name to "Christopher". That turned out to be a good career move.

As you can tell, I love researching the background of the cards in my sets, particularly this series. It is fascinating to learn what happened to these 96 people after their cards appeared in 1953. Some of the most obscure personalities afford the most interesting stories. The internet is a fabulous tool for this research.

Kudos again to Walter! And thanks to Dan for posting!

Best in collecting, Bill Bengen

 
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