This month’s bargain buy is a Hall of Famer from one of the most popular 1920s strip card sets

This month’s bargain buy is a Hall of Famer from one of the most popular 1920s strip card sets
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Read more »This month’s bargain buy is a Hall of Famer from one of the most popular 1920s strip card sets
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare boxing card featuring the legendary Jack Dempsey
Here’s a look at what’s happened around the industry and the Pre-War Cards site since last month
As PSA introduces a suspension of many of its services, SGC significantly raises its prices
PSA is suspending most of its submission level services
Envelopes for the 1907 Dietsche Postcards set reveal a few details about the set
The next round of expansion on the site will see the addition of more sets in the database
This month’s mailbag tackles some reader questions on pre-war cards
The T36 Auto Drivers set of tobacco cards is arguably the most popular pre-war auto racing series
A major re-discovery by a collector leads to the checklisting of two new T231 Fans Cigarettes baseball cards
Hall of Fame boxer James Jeffries has two cards in the T218 Champions set — here’s an up close look at both, including pricing and rarity
The 1934 Hints on Association Football release is one of the few pre-war tobacco sports series to be issued in China
Only one player in the 1923 W515 strip card set is featured twice — Babe Ruth. Here’s a look at both of his cards.
Like PSA, SGC has raised its rates for grading cards
Many collectors familiar with the 1932 Bulgaria Sport set know of Max Schmeling’s card with Babe Ruth. But few know that the Hall of Fame boxer has a second card in the set.
Here’s a look at some of my recent pickups from the month of February
Stollwerck Chocolate cards spanned more than a century and are, quite literally, all over the map
This month’s Skip the Blaster card is from a popular gum card manufacturer and features a Hall of Famer
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare hockey strip card
Here’s a look at what’s happened around the industry and the Pre-War Cards site since last month.
eBay is slashing its 1% reward earned on all purchases
PSA recently announced a major price hike this week
A rarely-seen minor league card signed by Joe DiMaggio was recently sold by Heritage
The price paid for the famous T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is a new record for the grade
This rare baseball trade ‘card’ from the 19th century likely isn’t a card at all
The first card of Judy Garland is gaining steam as an affordable (and important) non-sports cigarette card
Here’s a look at canceled cards in the 1890 Kimball Pretty Athletes Set
Bowling cards aren’t easy to find in the pre-war era, but here’s a couple
Here’s an abundantly cool wet sheet transfer linking W516 baseball cards with those of actors and actresses
Here’s a look at some of my pre-war card pickups from last month
Cards of 19th century African-American jockey Isaac Murphy are tough finds in Champions sets
Other than ensuring authenticity, there’s one big rule you should follow when buying raw cards with the intent of grading
This 19th century trade card tells us how many of this type were printed — and it’s a lot.
The Obscure Card of the Month is a 19th century baseball trade issue or a coffee company
Here’s a look at what’s happened around the industry and the Pre-War Cards site since last month.
Of the four 19th century champions sets, the N184 Kimball release was the one that included the most women — here’s a look at all five
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