Can You Solve this 19th Century Baseball Puzzle Found in the Duke N125 Set?
A long time ago, Duke, Sons, and Company produced all sorts of trading cards to go along with their tobacco products. In general, their cards aren’t as heralded or [...]
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Numerous Variations Found in the 1916-17 Sports of the World Set
In the pre-war era, numerous sets that were often produced in England and other countries featuring sports of the world. The gist was to create a set that showed what sports [...]
Sometimes the Box WAS the Card
The majority of pre-war baseball cards were typically included inside of some kind of packaging along with another product. Some of those products were boxes of cigarettes [...]
Recent Discoveries Prove There is Much to Learn About Pre-War Cards
Famed hobbyist Jefferson Burdick provided the American Card Catalog, arguably the most valuable resource in the history of card collecting. Despite that comprehensive [...]
Overview of the Rare Ty Cobb Cards with Ty Cobb Tobacco Backs
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Ty Cobb Cards with Ty Cobb Tobacco Backs Year circa 1909-10 Size 1 5/8″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 1 The famous Ty [...]
New Discovery of Fred Tenney Card Adds to E104 Nadja Checklist
The 1910 E104 Nadja is one of the rarest caramel issues. With three subsets, there are about 70 known cards in the set. A new one has recently found its way onto the [...]
Original Photo from Joe DiMaggio 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Issue Comes to Auction
Recently, I wrote about the Joe DiMaggio 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen rookie photo being one of the best pre-war bargains you’ll find. Now, the image used for that [...]
Pre-War Bargains: George Sisler 1925 Turf/Boguslavsky Card
The 1925 Turf/Boguslavsky set featured champions and record holders in all sorts of sports. It was released in the UK and isn’t widely known here, though, like other [...]
Pre-War Bargains: 1893 Arbuckle America Baseball Card
Most of the more inexpensive issues from the 19th Century are trade cards. But one of the bigger bargains is sort of hidden away from the 1890s. 1893 Arbuckle Coffee America [...]
Just What the Heck is Going on in this Baseball Scene?
Throughout the history of baseball cards, there have been all sorts of confusing depictions. That’s especially true in pre-war cards where there was a lot less quality [...]
T206 Honus Wagner comes to eBay
Honus Wagner T206 cards are frequently advertised on eBay. As it is the most expensive baseball card of all time, you’ll usually see quite a mix of obvious reprints as [...]
Pre-War Card Find in Pennsylvania Yields Nearly 100 T206 Cards, Near T227 Set, and More
Collector finds Hundreds of Pre-War Cards in House Purchase Finding a few pre-war cards unexpectedly is a nice surprise and happens from time to time at yard sales and such. [...]
