‘It’s In The Details’ Title Champion Athletes (C52) Year 1910 Size 2 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Canadian / Tobacco Number in Set 107 (?) 1910 Champion Athletes Overview While this set doesn’t include any cards featuring the big four American sports, several sports are included. Boxing and track and field dominate the set but four golf cards
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Robertson Candy Jockeys (V150) Year 1910 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 3/8″ Images Color Type Canadian Number in Set 50 1910 Robertson Candy Jockeys (V150) Overview This is a rare horse racing issue that was distributed by Robertson Candy in Canada. Catalogued as V150 in the American Card Catalog, these cards are essentially mirror images
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title V117 Maple Crispette Year 1923 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 1/4″ Images Black and White Type Canadian Number in Set 30 1923 V117 Maple Crispette Overview Maple Crispette produced this short 30-card issue in 1923. Categorized as the V117 set in the American Card Catalog, the cards make up another popular Canadian pre-war baseball card issue. Fronts feature
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title V303 O-Pee-Chee Mickey Mouse Year 1935 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1//8″ Images Color Type Canadian Number in Set 96 1935 V303 O-Pee-Chee Mickey Mouse Overview The V303 O-Pee-Chee Mickey Mouse issue was a set of trade cards featuring Mickey Mouse. While the set is desirable among non-sports collectors, there isn’t much to see here
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cowan’s Learn to Swim (V16) Year 1922 Size 1 1/8″ x 3 1/4″ Images Color Type Canadian / Candy Number in Set 24 1922 Cowan’s Learn to Swim (V16) Set Overview This rare set is one of the few that focuses on the sport of swimming and diving. The cards were issued by Cowan’s, a
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title V351 World Wide Gum Year 1939 Size 4″ x 5 5/8″ Images Sepia Type Canadian Number in Set 25 1939 V351 World Wide Gum Overview Despite preceding the V353, V354, and V355 World Wide Gum sets in terms of American Card Catalog designations, the V351 issue was produced the latest. Printed in 1939, the cards resemble
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title V353 World Wide Gum Year 1933 Size 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Canadian Number in Set 94 1933 V353 World Wide Gum Overview The 1933 Goudey baseball card set is one of the most popular sets of all-time. Canadians got a taste of the set, too, with their own ‘Goudey’ cards. Created by
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Imperial Lacrosse (C61) Year 1912 Size 1 7/16″ x 2 9/16″ Images Black and White Type Canadian / Tobacco Number in Set 50 1912 Imperial Lacrosse (C61) Set Overview When it comes to vintage and pre-war lacrosse cards, the C59, C60, and C61 sets distributed in Canada are king. The C61 set is the third
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Imperial Lacrosse (C60) Year 1910 or 1911 Size 1 7/16″ x 2 9/16″ Images Color Type Canadian / Tobacco Number in Set 98 Imperial Lacrosse (C60) Set Overview When it comes to vintage and pre-war lacrosse cards, the C59, C60, and C61 sets distributed in Canada are king. Despite the American Card Catalog designation, the
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Imperial Lacrosse (C59) Year 1910 or 1911 Size 1 7/16″ x 2 9/16″ Images Color Type Canadian / Tobacco Number in Set 100 Imperial Lacrosse (C59) Set Overview When it comes to vintage and pre-war lacrosse cards, the C59, C60, and C61 sets distributed in Canada are king. Despite the American Card Catalog designation, the
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This multi-sport set from the 1920s includes Babe Ruth but still manages to go under the radar
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title V89 Paterson Year 1922 Size 2″ x 3 1/4″ Images Black and White Type Canadian Number in Set 50 1922 V89 Paterson Overview The V89 William Paterson set is a 50-card issue from the early 1920s. While mostly credited as a 1922 issue, the set could have been produced in 1923 or 1924 as well. The
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