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Cutting Up a Baseball Card on Purpose? Meet the N228-5 Kinneys.
1934 Butterfinger Overprints a Rare ‘Variation’
New Error/Variation Discovered in 1936 Player’s Cigarettes Tennis Set
12 Fast Facts About the Honus Wagner T206 Card
Backlog Issues by Grading Companies Won’t be Fixed Overnight
Rare 1923 Lections Cards Have Holes … and no one Seems to Care

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Cutting Up a Baseball Card on Purpose? Meet the N228-5 Kinneys.
1934 Butterfinger Overprints a Rare ‘Variation’
New Error/Variation Discovered in 1936 Player’s Cigarettes Tennis Set
12 Fast Facts About the Honus Wagner T206 Card
Backlog Issues by Grading Companies Won’t be Fixed Overnight
Rare 1923 Lections Cards Have Holes … and no one Seems to Care
Babe Ruth Card No. 100 in Topps’ Living Set
Is the Babe Ruth Rookie Card Undervalued?
For Better or Worse, SGC Sheet Cuts can be Game Changer
Who Rules in Pre-War Card Collecting — Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb?
‘Buy The Card, Not The Holder’
Six Items Top $100,000 in REA Fall Auction
W512 and W513 Strip Cards are Part of the Same Set Despite Major Differences
What is the True Number of Cards in the T206 Set?
Are Some R316 Kashin Baseball Cards Really Brody Novelty Issues?
Autographed 4-in-1 Exhibit Card Signed by Ruth, Gehrig Sells for $38,400
Distinguishing Between the Five Diamond Matchbooks Baseball Sets
Price guides not often effective when dealing in pre-war cards
1928-29 Player and Sons Footballers Set Combined Soccer and Rugby
National Sports Collectors Convention Announces Upcoming Locations Through 2023
New Auction Site Will Cater to Non-Sports Card Collectors
Harry Beecher is Credited as the Subject of the First Football Card. But Who was He?
Rare E121 American Caramel Cuts a Mystery
Beginning an Entirely Senseless Dwight Gooden Personal Collection
Studying the Two Types of Cloetta Ross Cards
Two T202 Hassan Triple Folders Panels Still Raise Questions for Collectors
Did Goudey’s Sport Kings Set Prevent a Truly Special Ty Cobb Card?
Jimmy Dykes Error Card Overlooked in Popular 1933 Goudey Set

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Should Strip Cards Receive Numerical Grades?

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The Story of the (Nearly) Quadruple Printed Babe Ruth Kashin Cards
Black Sox Scandal Fallout not the Only Reason for Lack of Shoeless Joe Jackson Cards
What if the Nap Lajoie 1933 Goudey Card Wasn’t Shortprinted?
Allen & Ginter, Kimball, and Goodwin Champions Got Their Start in 1800s
How a Common T202 Card Became Worth Hundreds Overnight
The Great Debate: What is a Rookie Card?
Trade Cards were at the Forefront of the Sports Card Hobby
Highest-Graded PSA T206 Set up for Auction by Heritage
Variations in T207 Set Add to its Intrigue
1938 Goudey Set Design Draws Mixed Reviews Among Collectors
Can Boxing Cards Increase in Value? It’s Complicated.
Keys to Effective Pre-War Setbuilding
Like the T206 Set, T205 Backs are Numerous and Collectable
Beaton’s Bars Overprint in V145-2 Hockey Set a Rare Variation
A strange tale of Ty Cobb and an odd boxing tobacco card

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A Fresh Look at the Confusing E122 American Caramel Checklist
Incredible Near Set of Rare 1916 M101-4 Indianapolis Brewing Cards Discovered
Roots of American Tennis found in 19th Century tobacco cards
Addie Joss T205 issue remains a top pre-war tribute card
Pre-War Cards Site Updates Include Boxing, Tennis, Golf, and Wrestling
Black Swamp Find of E98 Cards Remains a Cautionary Tale for High-Grade Collectors
Five Best T201 Mecca Double Folder Pairings
Odd 1938 Goudey Card Numbering Remains a Mystery
Newly Added Card to Rare R873 Victorian Football Expands Checklist and Removes Doubt
What’s the Deal With: A Random Joe Jackson Apostrophe?
UK Tobacco Sets a Great Way to Break into Pre-War Card Collecting
Modern Baseball Card Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: Licensing Exclusivity has its Pros, Cons
Pre-War Bargains: 1925/1934 Ya-Lo Football Game Cards
Are These 1919 Strip Cards Honus Wagner, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Hughie Jennings Issues?
Serious Type Collecting in the Pre-War Era can be Challenging

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Can You Solve this 19th Century Baseball Puzzle Found in the Duke N125 Set?
An Unnecessary Recap of Shenanigans at the Monroeville Baseball Card Show
Numerous Variations Found in the 1916-17 Sports of the World Set
Sometimes the Box WAS the Card
Recent Discoveries Prove There is Much to Learn About Pre-War Cards
Overview of the Rare Ty Cobb Cards with Ty Cobb Tobacco Backs
New Discovery of Fred Tenney Card Adds to E104 Nadja Checklist
Original Photo from Joe DiMaggio 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Issue Comes to Auction
Pre-War Bargains: George Sisler 1925 Turf/Boguslavsky Card
Pre-War Bargains: 1893 Arbuckle America Baseball Card
Just What the Heck is Going on in this Baseball Scene?
T206 Honus Wagner comes to eBay
Pre-War Card Find in Pennsylvania Yields Nearly 100 T206 Cards, Near T227 Set, and More
Pre-War Bargains: Tris Speaker 1920s W512 Strip Card
Shortprints One of Many Hurdles to Completing E90-1 American Caramel Set

Articles

Five reasons why grading companies are necessary for the card industry
Flea Market Find: 1914 Farmer Burns Wrestling School Newsletters
When a Pre-War Collector Goes Rogue
Pre-War Gum Card Details Curious Case of Boxer that Died but won a Fight
What’s the deal with Mike Donlin and rarity?
Pre-War Rookie Cards Often Difficult to Determine
(Not) Live from the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention: Friday
Goldin Auctions’ PSA 9 Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey Card Sells for Record $319,150
SGC introduces new slabs at 2018 National
(Not) Live from the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention: Thursday
(Not) Live from the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention: Wednesday
Jeff Pfeffer ‘Chicaco’ Card Latest T206 Print Variation Craze
Card Collectors Still Struggle with the Idea of Gambling vs. the Sure Thing
Newest Ty Cobb-Backed Tobacco Card Headed to Auction
To Slab or Not to Slab: The Graded Sports Card Conundrum

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Comparing the Two Types of W515 Strip Cards
Modern Baseball Card Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: Shohei Ohtani Injury
The Most Interesting Bios in the T205 Set
An Abundantly Bad Ty Cobb Typo Proves Even Stars Not Immune to Mistakes
Pop Reports Suggest One of Two Lou Gehrig Cards in 1933 Goudey Set is Undervalued
Pre-War Bargains: Ted Williams 1939-46 Salutations Exhibit
Modern Baseball Card Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: 1988 Topps PSA Graded Packs
What Happened to the 12 Minor Leaguers in the T205 Set?
Five Weird Things You Didn’t Know Existed in the American Card Catalog
Rare 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth PSA 9 to be Offered in Goldin’s Summer Auction
Pre-War Collectors Should Embrace Idea of Old Players Appearing on New Cards
Ten Rules of the Babe Ruth Home Run Candy Club
Key Cards of Pre-War Player and WWI Captain Eddie Grant
‘100 Subjects’ Referenced on E90-1 American Caramel Backs Remains a Mystery
Demonstrating the T201 Mecca Double Folders Cards

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1911-12 C55 Georges Vezina Graded SGC 92 Highlights Huggins & Scott’s Pre-War Offerings
Understanding the Role of Condition When Buying Pre-War Cards
A Rare Album Offers Details About the Unique 1930 Baguer Chocolate Set
Pre-War Bargains: Joe DiMaggio 1936 National Chicle Rookie
Ty Cobb Green Background T206 Cards on a Tear but Will it Last?
Pre-War Bargains: 1905 New York Giants Postcard Scorecard with Christy Mathewson
Another Ty Cobb-Backed Tobacco Card Discovered
Family Records Document the 1924 Walter Mails Game Cards … and Plans for a Second Set
Obscure Pre-War Babe Ruth cards? There are a lot of them.
Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps PSA Sells for $2.88 Million but Falls Short of T206 Wagner
Buried in the T206 Set are Various Polar Bear Print Flaws
What if the Honus Wagner T206 Wasn’t a Short Print?
Rarity of T207 Compared to T205/T206 Brethren is Astonishing
Early Caramel Cards Appear to be Underappreciated … and Undervalued
Are These the Most Confusing Pre-War Cards of All-Time?

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1916 Tango Eggs Set

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1888 Allen & Ginter World's Dudes Boxing (N31)

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