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Vinegar Valentine Postcards Included the World of American Football
Here’s a Valentine’s Day look at a rather odd genre of pre-war sports cards
The Virginia Brights Baseball Nine Cabinets Were Hard to Find — Here’s Why
The interesting cabinets are rarely seen today
A Temporary Adjustment
Website changes are coming
A Cigarette Card Marriage
The story of how a tobacco card started a relationship and ultimately led to a wedding
This List of Most Valuable Baseball Cards from 1977 will Surprise You
An old list revealed the most expensive cards more than 40 years ago
1897 Marked the Temporary Death of the American Tobacco Card Industry
Two reasons were at the forefront of a ban on tobacco cards
Monthly Site Updates (January 2019)
Here’s a look at changes to the site made this month
Wagner, Doyle, Plank, Magie … and Bug(g)s?
When T206 cards were released, one town had trouble finding a relative common
Thou Shalt Not Collect: The Warnings and Perils of Early Tobacco Card Collecting
Here’s why early card collecting was viewed as a bad thing by many adults
The Mythical Type 4 1932 Sanella / Astra Margarine Cards
After years of looking, it’s pretty clear these cards don’t exist
Ten of Babe Ruth’s Most Unique Baseball Cards
Today is the Babe’s birthday – here are some of his more interesting cards
Where are All of the R318 Batter Up Premiums?
A misunderstanding has led to these cards being wrongly identified
Tale of the Tape: How does Allen Ginter’s N28 Set Stack Up with the N29 Release?
Let’s compare these two iconic Allen & Ginter sets
Tracking Pre-War Cards Against Major U.S. Historical Events
How did the release of certain sports cards coincide with major American history?
Yuengling Used Ice Cream (and Pre-War Baseball Cards) to Help Survive Prohibition
The popular beer producer turned to sweets during the ban on alcohol
Has a Second Blue Old Mill T206 Card Surfaced?
The rare variation would prove to be a valuable card if authentic
What does Mail in Bolivia have to do with the 1910 Philadelphia Athletics?
The connection between a non-sports set and a rare baseball card issue
Team Sets are an Idea as Old as Card Collecting Itself
Team cards and sets have been around since the beginning of collecting
Dating the Overland Candy Wrapper Series is a Challenging Task
This rare issue has been proven to span several years
Parallels Exist Between 1936 Goudey and T207 Baseball Card Sets
The two sets are often viewed as unfavorable and share several similarities
Green-Bordered Cards are a Unique Find in the T205 Set
The T205 set is known for its gold borders … but some of the cards have borders of a different color
Is the Underappreciated 1901-02 Ogden’s Tabs General Interest Set King of the 20th Century?
This UK tobacco set is among the best of the pre-war era
Golf’s First Stars Depicted on Early Tobacco Cards
Some of the first stars in the sport are found in several international sets
Rare 1933 Stoodleigh’s Set Fully Documented for First Time
A rare hockey card set may finally have a complete checklist.
Five Easy Steps to Collecting Pre-War Cards
Want to begin a pre-war card collection? Start here.
100 Years Later: Following Bans, Players Largely Forgotten in Gum Card Era (Part V of V)
The Black Sox were all but forgotten in gum card sets
100 Years Later: Despite Ties to Scandal, Interest for Clean White Sox Players is Tepid (Part IV of V)
The popularity of cards for the clean White Sox players pales in comparison to the banned players
100 Years Later: Cards of Others Associated with the Black Sox Scandal (Part III of V)
Plenty of cards exist for non-players surrounding the infamous series
Rare Pat Moran T205 Stray Line Variation Remains a Mystery to Collectors
A weird error is one of the most sought after cards in the popular set
100 Years Later: Interesting Cards of Cincinnati Reds Players in the 1919 Series (Part II of V)
Here are some of the intriguing cards of the ‘other’ team from the 1919 World Series
100 Years Later: The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Remain Popular with Collectors (Part I of V)
Cards of the banned Black Sox players are as popular as ever
The ‘Other’ Jack Dempsey
Jack ‘Nonpareil’ Dempsey preceded the more popular 20th century fighter – and he was pretty good
A Perfect 10: Gem Mint SGC E98 Black Swamp Find Ty Cobb Surfaces on eBay
A valuable and rare card of Ty Cobb is up for sale
More Questions Than Answers Surround Rare L.A. Becker W516 Strip Cards
These cards bear the name of a mysterious figure
Dick Merriwell Surfaces on a Rare Postcard
While Tip Top Weekly publications are easy to find, a rare postcard featuring one of the Merriwells is not
T206 Back Stamps are Varied and Numerous
Back stamps add to the intrigue of the famous T206 set
John Titus T206 Card Remains Popular with Collectors
Why does the card of a common player sell for not-so-common prices?
Modern Ramblings: My Top Ten Dwight Gooden Cards
Here are my favorite cards of Dr. K
Pre-War Cards: The Year in Review
2018 included some expensive cards, plenty of news, and some cards we had never seen before
A history of the popular Goudey and World Wide Gum cards
Goudey and World Wide Gum dominated the 1930s baseball card scene
Modern Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: Let’s Rank the Pro Set Santa Claus Cards
What are the best and worst Santa Claus cards from the popular Pro Set series?
Trio of Big Names Leads the C46 Imperial Tobacco Set
The Canadian set includes three significant cards
Restored Honus Wagner T206 Fetches $420,000 … But What Does It Mean?
Could the restoration of the most famous baseball card in history spark a trend?
What are Exhibit Cards? Here’s a Look at the Basics.
Unfamiliar with Exhibit cards? Here’s an overview.
So You Wanna Grade Your Cards? Here are the Basics.
Here’s a look at the ins and outs of grading your cards
Cap Anson’s Old Judge Uniform Variation may be Top 19th Century Card
Could this rare variation be the best card of the 1800s?
Heritage to Auction PSA’s Highest-Graded 1933 Goudey Set
An incredible 1933 Goudey set is up for auction
Hunt Auctions to Offer Items from Babe Ruth’s Personal Collection
The summer of 2019 will include a large offering of Babe Ruth memorabilia
British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame fills gaps in 1930s Vancouver Peanuts checklist
The BC Sports Hall of Fame offered plenty of insight into a rare set
Modern Card Ramblings: Mark Jackson / Menendez Brothers 1990-91 Hoops Card
A once-common card now carries some value thanks to a unique photograph
Forged Goudey Cards Begin to Surface Following T206 Scandal
Fake autographs on Goudey cards have been discovered
Reprints and fakes shouldn’t be viewed as the same
What’s the difference between a fake card and a reprint?
Digging into Rarity for 1930s Dixie Lids Backs
What are the rarest advertisements found on Dixie Lids cards?
PSA adjusting its prices for grading in 2019
Collectors can look forward to some price increases for the popular service
Fallout from Fake T206 Autographs Will Even Affect Legitimate Items
How will the discovery of forged signatures affect the autograph market?
T206 Autograph Scam Continues to Grow with More Affected Cards
Don’t look now but more fake T206 autographs have been found
Pennsylvania Find of Pre-War Cards Hits the Auction Block
The cards from the large find are now being sold at auction
Forged (and Authenticated) T206 Signatures Prove Autograph Game is a Risky One
A massive discovery of fake T206 autographs has rocked the hobby
Red Infield B18 Blanket Variations Among Rarest of the Rare
These tough collectibles aren’t easy to find
