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Is this the first baseball card? Well, about that …

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Baseball cards, or some form of them, have been around for more than 150 years. With such a cloudy history, it’s easy to see why defining the first card has been so difficult to determine. ‘Determine’ is probably not the correct word, actually. If you present the evidence to individual collectors, many can come up with a determination of what

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1863 Grand Match at Hoboken Set

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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Grand Match at Hoboken Year 1863 Size 2 1/4″ x 4″ Images Sepia/Black and White Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 6 1863 Grand Match at Hoboken Cards Overview These rare cards are famous for any number of reasons. Most importantly, they are considered by some to be the first baseball cards of all time. In

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