Frank Nagy Describes His Legendary Collection in 1971

One of my favorite things about digging through old hobby publications is getting to hear directly from the collectors who helped build the hobby we know today.

And it doesn’t get much better than Frank Nagy describing his own collection.

In Vol. VII, No. 2 of The Sport Hobbyist, Nagy wrote a short piece titled simply “My Collection.”

My Collection – The Sport Hobbyist Vol VII No. 2 (p.15)

On the opposite page was this fantastic photo of Nagy surrounded by stacks of cards and what appear to be sheets and panels.

Frank Nagy – The Sport Hobbyist Vol VII No. 2 (p.14)

And if you enjoy photos like this from the hobby’s past, be sure to visit PostWarCards Wire, where I’ve been sprinkling images from the Hobby Archive throughout the feed.

It’s one thing to read about the legendary collections assembled by the hobby’s early pioneers decades later. It’s another to see one sitting on a table in 1971 and read about it in the collector’s own words. What a fantastic little snapshot of hobby history.

Happy collecting!

Here’s the cover of The Sport Hobbyist Vol. VII, No. 2. You can find more back issues on eBay by clicking here.