1930 Milton Bradley Set Features Early Aviators — and Perhaps Amelia Earhart’s Earliest Trading Card
Reviewing the little-known 1930 Milton Bradley Aviation set
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Obscure Card of the Month: T38 Aviators Wright Brothers Card
This month’s obscure card is an early tobacco release for famed aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright
Read moreEarly Amelia Earhart card tops National Chicle’s Sky Birds set
The 1930s National Chicle Sky Birds set contains one of the few contemporary cards of Amelia Earhart — and it’s her most popular one
Read more1911 T38 Aviators Set Focused on the Pioneers of Flight
Despite having only 25 cards, the 1911 T38 Aviators set is harder than it seems
Read moreLong-Awaited Major Pre-War Cards Site Update is Coming
Numerous new sports card set descriptions will shortly be added to the Pre-War Cards website
Read moreElite Athletes and Strange Tales are Buried in the 1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set
Hall of Famers, Olympic gold medalists, and even a famous aviator are among the keys found in a rare tobacco card set
Read moreWere Untimely Deaths the Cause for Two T227 Rarities?
A pair of cards in the T227 set are abnormally difficult to find — but why?
Read more1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Year 1934 Size 2 1/16″ x 2 7/16″ and 2 7/16″ x 3 1/4″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 600 (300 in each series) 1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set Overview This unique set was produced in Germany and included two series’. The set mostly includes actors and
Read moreSpeed Champions Set (T228) and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Speed Champions Year 1900s Size 1 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ Images Sepia Type Tobacco Number in Set 5 Speed Champions (T228) Overview This rare set consists of only five cards but they are nearly impossible to find. Dubbed ‘Speed Champions,’ the cards have a focus on machinery. The lone card not in that category is
Read more1935-39 Heinz Famous Airplanes and Aviators (F277) Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Heinz Famous Airplanes and Aviators (F277) Year 1935-39 Size 1 7/8″ x 3″ Images Color Type Food Number in Set Varies by Series 1935-39 Heinz Famous Airplanes and Aviators (F277) Set Overview This confusing series was issued by Heinz in the 1930s. While it is often considered to merely be a 1935 or 1936 set,
Read more1933 Orami Heroes of the Air Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Orami Heroes of the Air Year 1933 Size 1 3/8″ x 2″ Images Black and White Type Tobacco Number in Set Unknown 1933 Orami Heroes of the Air Set Overview Orami issued numerous trading card series’ in the 1930s. One of those series’ (Series H) focused on aviation. Like other Orami cards, these were black
Read more1938 Mars Aeroplanes, Pilots, and Airports Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Mars Aeroplanes, Pilots, and Airports Year 1938 Size 1 5/16″ x 2 11/16″ Images Color Type Gum and Candy Number in Set 50 1938 Mars Aeroplanes, Pilots, and Airports Set Overview This rare set was issued by Mars Confections, which offered several trading card sets in the 1930s. Specifically, these cards were offered by Mars
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