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Max Schmeling and the Rise of German Cigarette Cards Created a Perfect Storm
The height of the former boxing champion’s popularity coincided with the rise of tobacco cards in Germany
Read moreBoxing Cards Most Popular T218 Champions Subset
Boxing subjects lead the way in the popular T218 Champions set
Read moreReviewing Jesse Owens’ 1936 Reemtsma Olympia Cards
Jesse Owens and his seven cards are the highlight of this German tobacco set
Read moreSophomore Slump: Cutbacks were Common in Second Years of Popular Card Series’
Follow-up sports card series’ were often not printed with the same intensity as the inaugural sets
Read moreSports Featured in 1935 Ogden Story of Sand Set
A trio of sports cards are buried in this mostly non-sports set
Read moreThe Messy Post-Career T205 Card of Ed Abbaticchio
Behold! The unexpected T205 tribute card of journeyman infielder Ed Abbaticchio
Read moreFirst Italian major league player Ed Abbaticchio ‘leads the way’ in T206
Ed Abbaticchio is found on two cards in the massive baseball set
Read moreWinston Churchill W545 Strip Card Offers a Mystery
A recently-acquired Winston Churchill strip card showed up in the mail and I’ve got questions
Read moreObscure Cards of the Month: 1933 Wheaties Skippy Baseball Cards
The Obscure Cards of the Month are a pair of Wheaties baseball cards from the 1930s
Read moreIn the Mail (June 2022)
Here’s a look at some of my most recent pickups from last month
Read moreMore than Mathewson: Popular 1905 New York Giants Postcard Features Other Interesting Players
While Christy Mathewson is the highlight on the 1905 New York Giants Scorecard postcard, others add to its desirability
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