And thus it begins...

The first of my recent acquisitions came in today from the land of Ebay, and not a bad one at that...
No complaints about Duke here, a pretty nice card all things considered and for less than 10% of book value I'm a happy camper.
Backs pretty clean as you can see. 42 home runs, 136 RBI's and a World Series title in 1955, a good season's work for Mr. Snider.

Obviously this doesn't move the overall card tally too much, though this is definitely a case of quality over quantity as it gets a significant piece out of the 1956 Topps puzzle.

Cards in my Collection: 5,075
Total Cards needed: 17,936
Cards remaining to achieve goal: 12,861
Percentage Complete: 28.29%