The Obscure Cards of the Month are a pair of Wheaties baseball cards from the 1930s

The Obscure Cards of the Month are a pair of Wheaties baseball cards from the 1930s
Read more »While Christy Mathewson is the highlight on the 1905 New York Giants Scorecard postcard, others add to its desirability
Read more »The rare 1910 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Series set is significantly more valuable than its more popular parallel 1923 set.
Read more »This month’s obscure card is an early tobacco release for famed aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright
Read more »A massive haul of the 19th century N245 Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses cards has me looking deeper into the set
Read more »The Collector Connection’s auction includes more than 100 listings for pre-war cards
Read more »Few know that the long-time set of supposedly generic players in the PC792 postcards set actually depict real major leaguers
Read more »Want to see what I managed to find at the annual show? Here’s a recap.
Read more »A trio of rare Kashin overprints surfaces
Read more »The Obscure Cards of the Month are a pair of Wheaties baseball cards from the 1930s
Here’s a look at some of my most recent pickups from last month
While Christy Mathewson is the highlight on the 1905 New York Giants Scorecard postcard, others add to its desirability
The rare 1910 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Series set is significantly more valuable than its more popular parallel 1923 set.
This month’s obscure card is an early tobacco release for famed aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright
A massive haul of the 19th century N245 Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses cards has me looking deeper into the set
The Collector Connection’s auction includes more than 100 listings for pre-war cards
Few know that the long-time set of supposedly generic players in the PC792 postcards set actually depict real major leaguers
Want to see what I managed to find at the annual show? Here’s a recap.
A trio of rare Kashin overprints surfaces
The Collector Connection’s Pre-War Auction Runs Through Sunday
Two uncatalogued sets of sports transfers hail from Germany — and include baseball
Two baseball cards highlight a largely unknown set, presumably from the 1800s
Here’s a look at some of my more interesting card pickups from March and April
A rare boxing rookie card checks in as this month’s obscurity
Hidden in the Goudey Sport Kings set is a father/son cycling duo
The Pre-War Cards website will soon include set reviews for popular non-sport releases
The Goudey Sport Kings cards were printed over two years — and that provides us with some interesting thoughts
Here’s a look at some of my more unique pickups from last month
One of Joe Louis’ hottest cards is graded as a 1935 rookie issue — but it was actually printed after that
The set of Shirley President Suspenders store display advertising cards features women in sports
Let’s take a look at a ‘short’ variation in the T68 Heroes/Men of History set
A dozen elusive “Chuck Klein Says” cards are highlights of the 1934 Goudey set
A rare card of the Babe is the Obscure Card of the Month
Here’s a look at some of my more notable pickups from January
A rare advertising booklet featuring Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean is not easy to find
The Obscure Card of the Month is a 19th century tobacco card from a rare gymnastics set
Looking to buy 19th century trade cards? Here are some things to keep in mind.
A recent purchase had me looking back into an uncatalogued issue
eBay has a new authentication program for ungraded sports cards. That sounds like a great idea but here are some legitimate points of concern.
While sports cards were issued starting around the 1860s, most collectors didn’t start buying and selling them until much later
A unique supplement features the two legends before they became all-time greats and predates their 1936 ‘sophomore’ issues
The first American Card Catalog briefly discussed the topic of soaking cards
The rookie card of Black Sox ‘middleman’ Chick Gandil is the key to American Caramel’s E90-3 release
Last month saw me complete three sets, start a couple more, and add a few unique singles
The Clarke brothers, Fred and Josh, both had typos on some famous pre-war baseball cards
You can point to one post-war card in particular and see that there’s plenty of room for even more growth in the pre-war marketplace
On a spur of the moment purchase, I opened two boxes of modern baseball cards. It went as bad as I expected.
In 1981, a hobby shop issued what are believed to be planned additions to the popular 1930s Diamond Stars set
Boxing legend James Corbett is found in the unlikeliest of tobacco card sets
Some have questioned Carl Hubbell’s inclusion as one of three baseball players in the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set — but he was well deserving
The documented ‘rookie cards’ of Shirley Temple date to 1934 and were printed outside of the U.S.
The Obscure Card of the Month is a Rare Hockey Card
Here’s Part 2 of my 2021 recap of my favorite card pickups.
While I don’t have 2022 collecting goals, I do have a solid idea of what I’ll be chasing this year
Here’s a look at Part 1 of my favorite card pickups from 2021
Santa Claus is featured on numerous cards from the 19th century
There’s a common flaw on international cigarette cards and it often goes unnoticed
Kenesaw Mountain Landis has a single pre-war cataloged issue making it a rookie card to many collectors
The massive N245 Kinney Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses cards are some of the least expensive from the 19th century
Here’s a look at my most interesting pickups from last month
This unique postcard combined football with politics, featuring president FDR
Here’s a look back at the mysterious origins of those 1927 Rinkeydink Baseball Stamps
A rare 19th century baseball trade card for S.B. Kitchel’s famous liniment surfaces
This 19th century trade card of famous scientist Thomas Edison might be his first card. If nothing else, it comes with plenty of controversy.
The Obscure Card of the Month is one of the earliest basketball cards ever produced
The earliest cards of the legendary Jesse Owens are rising in value
Love of the Game’s Fall Auction is headlined by vintage cards, including a rare 1917 Babe Ruth Collins-McCarthy
While the Wills Sports of All Nations set includes generic subjects, at least one looks like famous cricketer W.G. Grace
The current auction from The Collector Connection’s got Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Cy Young — and a lot more
Here’s a look at some of my more interesting pickups from last month
Hal Chase has three cards in the T205 set — here’s a look at all of them, including pricing and rarity
A holiday variation exists for one of the earliest known hockey cards
An ultra-rare Rose Company baseball postcard featuring the legendary Cy Young is up for grabs
I recently bought a baseball card and, well, I know nothing about it
While most trade cards advertised a product or business, that wasn’t always the case
You can buy every one of the cards needed to build a 520-card T206 set on eBay. The bad news? It’ll cost you.
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare 19th century baseball tobacco card
An eighth subject in the rare 19th century Risido Cigars (N694) set has surfaced — sort of
There’s golf, tennis, and more in this UK tobacco card set featuring royalty
The 1930s National Chicle Sky Birds set contains one of the few contemporary cards of Amelia Earhart — and it’s her most popular one
Last month included a large amount of new, unusual pickups for my collection — here are a few of them
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare ice hockey card in the Ogden’s Tabs General Interest Set
This month’s Editor’s Notes looks at the large site update, currently underway
Despite having only 25 cards, the 1911 T38 Aviators set is harder than it seems
Numerous new sports card set descriptions will shortly be added to the Pre-War Cards website
A rare print error surfaces in a tough pre-war tobacco card set
The rookie card of Buck Weaver is one of the keys found in the T207 set — and I think it’s a bargain
The Annual ‘Pittsburgh’ Card Show provided a nice selection of pre-war as well as a few surprises
Early motor racing cards aren’t commonplace — but they are out there
The popular Mutoscope exhibit cards include racy shots, sports, and were spread out over several years
Camille du Gast has few cards but was the first true female star in motor racing
Here’s a look at some of my more unique pickups last month
This 50-card T113 Types of Nations tobacco card set covers the globe and includes a pair of cards for America
Little is known about this 19th century sports trade card set
This 19th century trade card appears to be one of the earliest known baseball issues
Here are news and notes from the past month, including new set additions
The E75 and E76 American Caramel boxing cards are similar but different
A second Richard Montague caramel card ‘scrap’ surfaces
A collector steps forward with yet another addition to the 1921 Self Developing Strip Cards Checklist
This Ross Youngs’ Rookie Card Isn’t Necessarily Easy to Find
A recent discovery of the rare 1921 Self Developing Strip Cards led to several new checklist additions
Here’s a page by page flip through of the T207 baseball card set in a binder
Love of the Game’s 2021 Summer Auction includes key pre-war cards
Two series’ and 100 cards make up one of the more notable non-sports tobacco releases in the pre-war era
This trade card set from the 1800s features children playing a variety of sports
Some of the earliest trade cards from this thread manufacturer focused on minor sports
Here’s a page by page flip through of the T205 baseball card set in a binder
Here’s a page by page flip through of the T206 baseball card set in a binder
Honus Wagner T206 sets a new record as highest-sold sports card in latest REA auction