Wow, you started your collection thread with 2 of my favorite cards. Great taste. I also very much prefer Japanese Articuno, probably because of the cosmo holo, it looks magical.
That Entei too, it was one of the first pokemon cards that I bought online, when I was a kid. I personally wouldn’t grade it but this is just a suggestion: if it has a strong significance for you, you should absolutely do it.
Awesome cards thanks for sharing! I only had about 15 holos from childhood and Entei was one of them! The copy I traded for was blent in half, but I thought it was so cool. This one looks clean!
The cosmos holo on the Fossil cards is really awesome, and that Articuno is one of the coolest cards from the Fossil set. And the reverse cosmos holo cards (including that Entei) are also extremely pretty to look at.
We have our first binder page completed! I was looking for something to do with my bulk cards, so I decided to make my own page deducated to the most wholesome cards!