By Mike Smith Although I was impressed when Alexander Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal record by scoring his 895th in April, I must admit I wasn’t overjoyed. To put it bluntly, I would have been much happier had a Canadian-born hockey star beat Gretzky’s record. After all, despite some sports historians claiming that hockey … Continue reading Even in Postcard Collecting, Records and Firsts Can Be Challenged