Odd 1938 Goudey Card Numbering Remains a Mystery
Goudey’s card numbers from the 1938 set still don’t make sense The 1938 Goudey set is one of the company’s more interesting issues. Collectors are divided [...]
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Newly Added Card to Rare R873 Victorian Football Expands Checklist and Removes Doubt
The R873 trade card set features the rough and tumble game of early football. While I had only previously ever seen two cards, a third added to the checklist not only expands [...]
What’s the Deal With: A Random Joe Jackson Apostrophe?
A closer look at Joe Jackson’s rookie card reveals a weird oddity One of the hottest ‘rising stars’, so to speak, in the pre-war era is the 1909-11 American [...]
UK Tobacco Sets a Great Way to Break into Pre-War Card Collecting
Many affordable pre-war cards are from across the pond I’m often asked about the best, most affordable ways to jump into pre-war card collecting. On the site, [...]
Modern Baseball Card Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: Licensing Exclusivity has its Pros, Cons
Licensing exclusivity in the world of baseball cards is again a hot topic Over the weekend, an interesting rumor broke from Wax Heaven, a popular baseball card blog. That [...]
Pre-War Bargains: 1925/1934 Ya-Lo Football Game Cards
While there are certainly some, football cards from the 1920s and 1930s aren’t exactly plentiful. The game was really in its early stages on a professional level and [...]
Are These 1919 Strip Cards Honus Wagner, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Hughie Jennings Issues?
At least three Hall of Famers may reside in a somewhat common strip card set A lot has changed over the years, right? Well, some things haven’t. The idea of putting [...]
Serious Type Collecting in the Pre-War Era can be Challenging
A Look into the Challenges of Pre-War Type Collecting For the most part, I am a set collector. I like the idea of having complete sets rather than a few scattered cards here [...]
Comparing the Two Types of W515 Strip Cards
The 1923 W515 strip cards are an interesting set. There are a total of 60 cards in the set and it features some heavy hitters in Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson, among [...]
Modern Baseball Card Ramblings of a Pre-War Collector: Shohei Ohtani Injury
Rookie Shohei Ohtani seems headed for Tommy John surgery Grand Opening, Grand Closing. So things may not be that extreme. But the recent news of rookie Shohei Ohtani’s [...]
The Most Interesting Bios in the T205 Set
The 1911 T205 baseball card set is one of the most famous and popular pre-war issues around. The set is known not only for the fronts, but also for the backs. The cards were [...]
An Abundantly Bad Ty Cobb Typo Proves Even Stars Not Immune to Mistakes
So, Ty Cobb. Pretty important player, right? Yep. Cobb was not only one of the best players of his generation but one of the best players in baseball history. Even more than [...]
