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Highlights From the 1990 JC Penny Christmas Catalog

December 18, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

In my neck of the woods, the Christmas season always officially kicked off with the arrival of the yearly Sears Wish Book and JC Penny catalog, which was usually sometime …

Halloween Treat Bags
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The Halloween Treats I Always Hoped To Find

October 5, 2025 Mickey Lee 2

Halloween always had a rhythm to it. The rustle of leaves in the trees, the smell of distant bonfires, and the sound of plastic masks clacking against candy buckets. But …

Pokemon Halloween Trading Cards
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Trading Cards as Halloween Treats

October 16, 2023 Mickey Lee 0

While I was at the grocery store earlier today, the Pokemon cards above caught my eye. I think trading cards are such a great idea to stuff into the bags, …

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1990/1991 NBA Hoops Trading Cards

July 10, 2023 Mickey Lee 4

Somewhere in 1990, I really started getting into trading cards. Baseball cards mostly, and some non-sports cards that I thought were cool. In the fall of that year, I spotted …

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Highlights From a 1989 KayBee Toys Ad

June 7, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

I love sifting through old catalogs and sale papers from the ’80s and early ’90s. They’re filled with so much nostalgia with so many toys I had, and those I …

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