Scroll through all 31,403 entries, many with notations on variations of colour, of blank backs and typographical errors, and you come to a place where the…
“It took more time than I ever imagined, but it was really nice because I felt I reconnected with dad a little bit,” April said of her mammoth task. “When we FaceTimed, we had something else to talk about. I’m like, ‘dad, guess how many cards now.’ He’d say I don’t know how many cards I had, maybe 5,000. I’d say ‘dad I’m at 21,000.’ So every day I could give him an update.
“I truly wish I could have poked my dad’s brain, even for five minutes, as I was cataloguing the cards,” said April. “There were some variations I’m sure I didn’t do justice. There were some I didn’t know what I was looking at, and I swear they were three cards all the same, but I know dad wouldn’t have collected three cards that were the same. He also has boxes of duplicates that I did not include in the set because I truly wanted to say 31,000 different cards. It’s really cool.
“Our family fun was going through a box of cards, hoping and praying that we’d find a couple cards that dad didn’t have,” said April. “So, when I say this collection is full of love, that’s kind of what I mean.” April recently tweeted out a link to the spreadsheet she compiled and the responses have been lovely. Along with offers to buy — ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars — she has been sent reminiscences and well wishes.Article content
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