I'm not sure of even an approximate year when 5950 Day became such widely heralded holiday among hat collectors but that sort of detail doesn't really matter because May 9 (aka 5/9) falling on a Friday means that I have to bring out a top notch selection for this week's Fresh Fitted Friday post. Not long after I began piecing together my thoughts for this write-up, I asked myself if I had ever honored 5950 Day on a Fresh Fitted Friday to which the answer is, yes and no. According to the archives, the last time May 9 was on a Friday, I wrote about a pretty sweet 1996 Midland Angels hat however the significance of that date was something I totally glossed over! So that was the yes, but also a no because I didn't specifically call out "5950 Day" however just last year I made a post hoc mention of 5950 Day on my 1950 Oakland Oaks retro on May 10 so I suppose that's a no but also a yes? Anyway my head is s...
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