The Hall of Famer has two cards in the iconic set — and one is much rarer

The Hall of Famer has two cards in the iconic set — and one is much rarer
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Read more »The Hall of Famer has two cards in the iconic set — and one is much rarer
This postcard is not only one of Hubbell’s earliest cards, but also one of his cheapest
A pre-cursor to Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has a card in the W565 strip card set — and it’s valuable
A new discovery of a previously unknown card of Mel Ott has surfaced
Here’s a look at a great baseball trade card from the 1880s
There are two different types of 1938 Goudey cards — but which is rarer?
Here’s a look at some of my more unique pickups from last month
Here’s a look at what’s happened around the industry and the Pre-War Cards site since last month.
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare basketball trade card
Here’s a look at the rookie cards of Hank Greenberg
Ranking the top five player combinations in the 1941 Double Play baseball card set
Here’s a look back at some of the happenings in pre-war cards in 2020
These game cards of Ty Cobb are among the Hall of Famer’s best buys
Baseball, boxing, and golf are among the sports found in this unique 1920s set
Not many collectors know about this pre-war set — and even fewer know that three athletes were double printed
Here’s a look at some of my more interesting pickups from last month
Ty Cobb and seven other uncatalogued cards from the rare J=K Candy set were recently added to the checklist after a major discovery
This month’s bargain buy is a Hall of Famer in a relatively common set
The rare food card issue from the 1930s is a tough find
Here’s a closer look at Fred Clarke’s rare E90-1 American Caramel Pittsburgh variation
There are two Ty Cobb ‘rookie cards’ in the 1907 Dietsche Tigers set — but is one really a standalone issue?
Here are six things that make the M101-4 and M101-5 baseball card sets iconic issues
Here’s a look at some of my more unique pickups in the last two months
The Harry Davis T207 baseball card is a nice alternative to a modern blaster — here’s why
Editorial notes and more Honus Wagner T206 madness
This is one of the few sports cards in a mostly non-sports 1930s gum card set
The record price for a PSA 1 graded Honus Wagner T206 baseball card has been shattered — only about two months after the last record-breaking sale
Baseball and more is featured in this 19th century coffee card set
Here’s a look at the sports die-cut cards produced by Raphael Tuck and Sons in the 19th century
The National Sports Collectors Convention has chosen a new home for the 2022 show
This Honus Wagner T206 card just broke the card’s previous record
Lefty O’Doul’s 1933 Goudey cards are a great bargain
Editorial notes and, yeah, let’s talk about that Mike Trout Superfractor
The Obscure Card of the Month depicts the rough life of an umpire
This rare food card details the longest boxing match in history
1927 would mark the end of a long run for the American Caramel Company’s baseball cards
A few pre-war cards depict the first USA basketball team
Bengough was an average player but his 1933 Goudey card is valuable because it’s the first one in the set
Did you know the T218 Champions set has some baseball players after all?
A low-grade Wagner T206 recently fetched over $1.1 million
Here’s a look at recent pickups from August
Here’s a look at everything that happened on the Pre-War Cards site last month, including new set additions
This early American football tobacco card is rarely seen or offered for sale
This 19th century trade card set included cards that depicted early collecting
This 1890s trade card from a recent collection purchase has an interesting print anomaly
The Lord/Dougherty card in the T201 set is often described as a rarity — here’s why it isn’t
Cards in this small 19th century tobacco set are varied and nearly impossible to find
This year’s National has been canceled due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus
The popular playing card style of strip cards has been a point of confusion for many years
Here’s a look at every type of Zee-Nut card ever produced
Taking a deeper look at a 19th century baseball trade card
Joe DiMaggio’s most valuable rookie card happens to be one of the most valuable pre-war baseball cards of the era
Children played many games with cigarette cards over the years — Crusoe might be the first one that caught on nationally
The popular third party grader is seeing major backups in grading cards
The final confirmed card in this 19th century trade issue completes the checklist
This rare hockey card could be Mickey Mouse’s sports debut
Nearly 20 new sets have been added to the site — here’s a look at all of the happenings at Pre-War Cards in the past month
Here’s a look at recent pickups from June and July
Facing backlogs, the popular third party grading company Beckett is increasing the prices of some of its services
A second W512 strip card is found with a numberless variation
The popular card grader SGC is down to two options for collectors
A rare back advertisement was once believed to exist for T206 baseball cards
The omission of numerous stars in the T207 set remains a mystery
Meet the first card set listed in the American Card Catalog — the 1880s Currier and Ives Advertising Cards
The Hall of Fame boxer has two cards in the multi-sport T218 Champions set — here’s a closer look at both
After nearly two years of looking, a rare card made its way into my collection … barely
A man with a walking stick is one of the more popular cards in a set of champion athletes
The 1936 Goudey set is often dismissed for a lack of stars — but is that perception really true?
A rare trade card set now includes three known cards
The Pre-War Cards site now catalogs sets through 1947
Here’s a look at what happened on the site last month (it was a lot)
This rare 1930s baseball card was part of a set focusing on traffic safety
Pre-War baseball player Paddy Livingston and his very interesting autographed T206 cards
There are seven keys in the 1933 Goudey set but other gems are there, too
Part II of the 1913 Pan Handle Scrap Champions series focuses on the world champion athletes (T230)
Part I of the 1913 Pan Handle Scrap Champions series focuses on the women swimmers (T221)
To the surprise of some, the landmark set includes three Hall of Fame players that had actually concluded their careers
Let’s take a look back at one of the earliest sports card collecting publications
The baseball card highlights the 1910s Sports of the World sets
Two ridiculous 1935 Goudey cards tell a tale of generosity and baseball card collecting
Here’s a look at what happened on the site in the past month
Third party grader SGC has unveiled its new population report database — here are my thoughts
Here’s a look at the cards that arrived in the mail this past month
Early trading cards depict the origins of the express mail carrier from the 1800s
While not discussed much, the Kelly Mascot card is one of the keys to the T210 Old Mill set
A rare football card from 1915 was used as the basis for a more popular issue in 1929
2/3 of the A.W.H. Caramels cards feature poses found in the T206 set — but four of the players weren’t in that release causing for a bit of … improvisation
Topps is reviving its Topps 206 brand — a popular rendition of the famous T206 tobacco cards
The popular annual show scheduled for this summer has been rescheduled
The Hall of Famer has two cards in the 1934 Goudey set but one is rarer and more valuable than the other
A common player has a special card in Goudey’s final set
Why is a black outfielder depicted as a white pitcher on a baseball card? Well …
Here’s a look at some of my most recent pre-war pickups
Here’s a look at the happenings on the Pre-War Cards site in the last month
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare 19th century issue baseball trade card
A rare collectible from the late 1800s recycled famous images from the 1887 Buchner Gold Coin baseball card set while creating a mystery
Connie Mack’s E96 card broke with tradition
This early tobacco card set focused on some of the greatest athletes at the turn of the century
Not all borders in the pre-war tobacco and early caramel card era were white
The 1934 Goudey has a lot of big names but it’s arguably missing even more