Harry Beecher is Credited as the Subject of the First Football Card. But Who was He?
The player on the first football card isn’t a known commodity to most The first true football card, often like the first ‘anything’, is always up for [...]
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Rare E121 American Caramel Cuts a Mystery
Unique E121 American Caramel Cards Remain an Unknown Printed in 1921-22, the E121 American Caramel set is arguably one of the most confusing pre-war issues. For starters, [...]
Beginning an Entirely Senseless Dwight Gooden Personal Collection
Most of our collecting habits stem from boredom, I’m convinced. At least mine do. Often, I’m sucked into side projects. That’s generally because, as a set [...]
Studying the Two Types of Cloetta Ross Cards
A rare candy set has two different types, causing confusion among collectors The 1930s Cloetta Ross cards are an interesting series. This was a large multi-sport candy set [...]
Two T202 Hassan Triple Folders Panels Still Raise Questions for Collectors
The T202 panels are identical to the T205 cards in nearly every way The 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders set is one of the more unique tobacco card sets around. Those cards [...]
Did Goudey’s Sport Kings Set Prevent a Truly Special Ty Cobb Card?
Ty Cobb’s inclusion in the set could have cost collectors the opportunity at a really special card In 1933, one of the most popular baseball card sets of all time was [...]
Jimmy Dykes Error Card Overlooked in Popular 1933 Goudey Set
One of the most collectable sets in baseball card history has a solitary corrected error … and no one seems to care The 1933 Goudey baseball card set is one of the most [...]
Should Strip Cards Receive Numerical Grades?
Strip Cards Receive Numerical Grades … But Is That Correct? One of more interesting discussions when it comes to graded cards centers around strip issues. Strip cards, [...]
Kimball Champions Set Featured the Oddest of the Odd
A lot of odd stuff is seen on early sports cards. If you collect things like Sports of the World sets, you’re bound to come in contact with things you had never seen [...]
This is a Very Bad Haircut
Matty McIntyre’s hairstyle in the T206 set is one to forget On Tuesday, I was perusing my T206 cards. It’s something I do less of these days as I’m often [...]
Jefferson Burdick Viewed Cards Differently than we do Today
Jefferson Burdick is known for creating the American Card Catalog (ACC), the standard book in the hobby that helps us to categorize early trading cards. But while that is [...]
High-Grade PSA T206 Baseball Card Collection Raises $8 Million
When it was announced that the highest-graded T206 collection on the PSA registry was up for auction, we knew the prices would be staggering. With numerous 8s, 9s, and 10s, [...]
