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On 4/12/2022 at 1:45 PM, szav said:

I’m no forensic handwriting expert but that looks constructed like it’s a cursive capital S not an 8….the stroke appears to start at the bottom left, not the top right …but that’s just how I write.  Had to think about it…

Great copy though, congrats!

I write my 8's like that...and S's...it's "wrong" but it works better for me.

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On 4/12/2022 at 12:13 PM, mwotka said:

Just acquired this beauty over the weekend, very excited.  A few spine tics by the top staple aside, it is pretty darn clean.  A little cover tanning but even the graded 9.4 has that.  My nicest Baker book for sure.  Wondering if you all think this might be a Circle 8, with the 8 on the cover?  I was looking at some others but don't think I saw any without the circle.  The cover inks on this thing practically jump off the page.  And as far as APCs go, I think this is a top 3 cover.  

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Circle 8s with writing on the cover are from the 60s and have an 8 in a circle.

50s books seldom have markings.

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On 4/12/2022 at 3:06 PM, Changer said:

Aside from APC 16, my highest grade books  for now...( displacement seems to happen often) 

Crown Comics 5  
The Hawk 1 3D  (that one won't last - doesnt even show up)  
The Texan 14
Wartime Romances 18 
wild boy 11  

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That Texan 14 is tough...the bigger size has bent the tops of all the copies I have found...

No Big Deal...you have the Edgar Church copy (worship)

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On 4/12/2022 at 3:06 PM, Changer said:

Aside from APC 16, my highest grade books  for now...( displacement seems to happen often) 

Crown Comics 5  
The Hawk 1 3D  (that one won't last - doesnt even show up)  
The Texan 14
Wartime Romances 18 
wild boy 11  

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Did you get that Texan 14 from Verzyl? He owned it the last I saw him.

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On 4/12/2022 at 5:11 PM, Changer said:

At least for now, a couple of my other highest or tied for highest

Authentic Police 37 (2 way tie)

Teen Age Temptations 6(2way tie)

True Love Pictorial 8

Wartime Romances 9 (3way tie)

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Beauties!  

 

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On 4/12/2022 at 5:11 PM, Changer said:

At least for now, a couple of my other highest or tied for highest

Authentic Police 37 (2 way tie)

Teen Age Temptations 6(2way tie)

True Love Pictorial 8

Wartime Romances 9 (3way tie)

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Teenage Temptations 6 is such an underrated Baker cover. Love the way Baker captures the reaction each character has. 

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On 4/12/2022 at 4:05 PM, PeterPark said:

Alas, these are my highest graded Bakers:

 

:sorry:

 

...at least I have a bunch that aren't...

I love all good presenting Bakers, what is funny is I never chased highest grade books (except the mile high bakers), its just that even some mid+ grade are the highest, there is so few high grade Baker titles that have been graded (its crazy how few are on census in general) ... at least  for now.

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On 4/12/2022 at 5:11 PM, Changer said:

At least for now, a couple of my other highest or tied for highest

Authentic Police 37 (2 way tie)

Teen Age Temptations 6(2way tie)

True Love Pictorial 8

Wartime Romances 9 (3way tie)

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That WR 9 looks undergraded.

I have a TT 6 in 7.0 but graded by another company.

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