Category Archives: Set Review

1935 Amalgamated Press The Champion Portfolio of Sport Set and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Amalgamated Press Champion Sports Sports Wallet Year 1935 Size 1 3/4″ x 2 9/16″ (card/photo size) Images Black and White Type Publications Number in Set 56 1935 Amalgamated Press Champion Portfolio of Sport Overview This unique set includes athletes in a variety of sports. The concept is a bit different from other sets. The set

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1947 Bond Bread Set (D305) and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Bond Bread (D305) Year 1947 Size 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Bakery Number in Set 48 1947 Bond Bread Set Overview This black and white set is one of the most popular early baseball card sets following the end of World War II. The set is listed in the American

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1928 Oxo Mystery Painting Pictures Set and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Oxo Mystery Painting Pictures Year 1928 Size Unknown Images Black and White Type Food Number in Set Unknown 1928 Oxo Mystery Painting Pictures Set Overview This issue featured mostly non-sports cards and was distributed by Thames House out of London in the UK for their Oxo branded beef and chicken stock cubes for broth. Many

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1939 Mars Confections Famous Film Stars Set and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Mars Confections Famous Film Stars Year 1939 Size 1 5/16″ x 2 11/16″ Images Color Type Gum and Candy Number in Set 50 1939 Mars Confections Famous Film Stars Overview This 50-card candy set is typically considered a non-sports set, featuring famous actors and actresses. However, the sports tie in it is obvious with several

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W-UNC Universal Novelty Strip Cards Set and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title W-UNC Universal Toy and Novelty Strip Cards Year Unknown Size Varies by Cut Images Color Type Strip Number in Set Varies by Set W-UNC Universal Toy and Novelty Strip Cards Overview Universal Toy and Novelty created an assortment of products, including small boxes filled with all sorts of novelty items. In some of those boxes,

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1904 C.W.S. British Sport Series Set and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title C.W.S. British Sport Series Year 1904 Size 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 50 1904 C.W.S. British Sport Series Overview This rare set is one of the numerous multi-sport issues that was produced internationally. The set is probably best classified as a miscellaneous type as advertisers on the back

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1920s Cigarrillos Dolar Color Set and Checklist

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cigarrillos Dolar Year 1920s Size Various Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set Unknown 1920s Cigarrillos Dolar Color Set Overview Not much is known (at least in terms of American collecting) about these rare tobacco cards. But what we can say is that Cigarrillos Dolar issued a few series of cards with sports subjects. This

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