A Cracker Jack Card Collection for the Ages
The first cards were first discovered in the early 1980s, tucked away in a gym bag inside a metal coffee can, alongside a vintage mitt and cleats.
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First-Known 1916 Morehouse Baking Babe Ruth Rookie Coming to Auction
The REA Fall Catalog Auction will feature the first known example of a 1916 Morehouse Baking #151 Babe Ruth rookie card.
Read moreChristy Mathewson T205 Error Combines Rarity, a Star Player, and a Popular Set
The elusive one-loss error card of Christy Mathewson is a special one in the T205 baseball card set
Read more1930 Milton Bradley Set Features Early Aviators — and Perhaps Amelia Earhart’s Earliest Trading Card
Reviewing the little-known 1930 Milton Bradley Aviation set
Read moreObscure Card of the Month: Babe Ruth 1937 Donut Corporation Thrilling Moments
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare bakery card of the legendary Babe Ruth
Read moreRare Baines Shield Print Error Sheets Discovered
A find of rare Baines Shield print error sheets have been found in the UK
Read more1902-03 Ogden’s Tabs Series 95, 97 Sets Boasts Lacrosse Card Origins
The famous black-bordered set features what are believed to be the first lacrosse cards of real players
Read moreWhat’s a 1936 Bowman Baseball Card, Anyway?
In 1955, Bowman alluded to a pre-war set of baseball cards that collectors aren’t even familiar with
Read more1916 Moriarty Playing Card Set Home of a Charlie Chaplin ‘Rookie’ Card
The famous silent film star Charlie Chaplin has an early appearance in a WWI-era set of playing cards
Read moreObscure Card of the Month: McLaughlin Coffee Children of Nations Baseball Player
The Obscure Card of the Month is a rare early baseball card distributed by a coffee manufacturer
Read moreTop Pre-War Cards Finds of 2022 (No. 1 – 5)
Here are my top five pre-war collecting pickups from 2022
Read moreTop Pre-War Cards Finds of 2022 (No. 12 – 6)
Continuing the 2022 recap, here’s Part II of III of my favorite pre-war card finds of the year
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