What if the Honus Wagner T206 Wasn’t a Short Print?
The Honus Wagner T206 is the most famous card in history. Most recently selling for more than $3 million, it is known even to those that don’t collect baseball cards. [...]
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Rarity of T207 Compared to T205/T206 Brethren is Astonishing
The American Tobacco Company produced the T205 and T206 sets. And while a few have questioned the idea, they are widely believed to have also created the T207 issue. To most, [...]
Early Caramel Cards Appear to be Underappreciated … and Undervalued
Early caramel cards (known as E-Cards) are certainly collected but tobacco cards still remain king of the popularity contest when it comes to pre-war issues. T205 and T206 [...]
Are These the Most Confusing Pre-War Cards of All-Time?
There were a lot of crazy looking cards in the pre-war card days. I mean, a lot. I just wrote about one recently, the Bill Burns T206 card, which appears to show him with the [...]
Fake T213 Coupon and Rare T206 Backs Provide a Valuable Reminder
The rebacking of cards has been a popular scam in the past. That practice, if you’re not aware of it, is taking a card, skinning an unpopular back off of it and adding [...]
Five Reasons Pre-War Cards Belong in Your Collection
Most baseball card collectors break into the hobby by collecting issues of current players and teams. That’s only natural. I started collecting cards back in 1986 and [...]
Ranking the T206 Backs from Worst to Best
One of the more distinctive things about the incredible T206 set is the large collection of back advertisements. The many brands that sponsored the set make collecting a [...]
Little Known 1932 Astra Cards Vastly Underrated Compared to Sanella Issue
The 1932 Sanella set is known by collectors largely for the Babe Ruth card in it. But the release has a lot more – 111 other cards, to be exact, including a card of a [...]
Sex Sells: Women were popular in 1800s baseball issues
When most collectors think of 1800s baseball, they generally think of some of the game’s biggest stars, like Cap Anson, Tim Keefe, and King Kelly. But while those [...]
When World War I hit, baseball card production dropped
While pre-war cards are associated with World War II, issues from the World War I era always fascinate me. Production of tobacco and caramel cards was at an all-time high [...]
So, what is a pre-war card, anyway?
One of the more common questions I get is what really defines a pre-war card? The most basic answer is that it’s often defined as several different ways. The truest [...]
Nap Lajoie 1933 Goudey was the Ultimate Chase Card … and had Ties to Babe Ruth
Short print cards have been around in the baseball card hobby for about as long as it’s existed. These cards are generally ones that are limited on purpose for any [...]
