Chicago White Sox Trip to the Royal Gorge Memorialized on 1910 Postcards
A pair of postcards documented a cross country trip for the 1910 Chicago White Sox
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Three Unchecklisted 1938 Sawyer Biscuit Cabinet Photos Found in Scrapbook
The checklist for the rare 1938 Sawyer Biscuit Cabinets has grown with three new discoveries
Read more100 Years Later: Following Bans, Players Largely Forgotten in Gum Card Era (Part V of V)
The Black Sox were all but forgotten in gum card sets
Read more100 Years Later: Despite Ties to Scandal, Interest for Clean White Sox Players is Tepid (Part IV of V)
The popularity of cards for the clean White Sox players pales in comparison to the banned players
Read more100 Years Later: Cards of Others Associated with the Black Sox Scandal (Part III of V)
Plenty of cards exist for non-players surrounding the infamous series
Read more100 Years Later: The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Remain Popular with Collectors (Part I of V)
Cards of the banned Black Sox players are as popular as ever
Read moreHeritage Auctions Discoveries in 1930 Blue Ribbon Malt Set Expand Checklist
The 1930 Blue Ribbon Malt set is nearly 100 years old and still contains some mysteries. This set of photo premiums featuring players from the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, for example, does not even have a fully known checklist. But with a recent discovery made by Heritage Auctions, we’re at least significantly closer to potentially finding one. About
Read moreSolving a 1938 Sawyer Biscuit Cabinet Mystery and Adding One to the Checklist
1938 Sawyer Biscuit Cabinets Overview The 1938 Sawyer Biscuit Cabinet set was a unique set of photographs distributed by the Sawyer Biscuit Company. You can read more about them here but, essentially, they were black and white/sepia style photographs inside of a makeshift frame. In exchange for a coupon from the company’s Sawyer Butter Cookies set and ten cents, a
Read more1910-12 Plow Boy Tobacco Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Plow Boy Tobacco Year 1910-12 Size 5 3/4″ x 8″ Images Black and White Type Tobacco Number in Set 49 Plow Boy Tobacco Overview The Plow Boy Tobacco cards are not designated in the American Card Catalog. At nearly 6″ x 8″, these are larger photo/cabinet style cards. Fronts include black and white images of
Read more1910 E90-3 American Caramel Chicago Cubs/White Sox Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title E90-3 American Caramel Year 1910 Size 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Candy/Caramel Number in Set 20 E90-3 American Caramel Overview The E90-3 American Caramel set was a team issue covering players from both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. It was the third and final set designated as E90 by Jefferson Burdick
Read more1868-70 Peck and Snyder Trade Cards
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Peck and Snyder Year 1868-70 Size Various Images Sepia/Black and White Type Trade Card Number in Set N/A Peck and Snyder Trade Cards Overview At the time of printing, Peck and Snyder hardly had an idea of the significance of the issues they created. Peck and Snyder trade cards are considered to be the earliest
Read more1935 Buckley, Dement, and Company Blotter
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Buckley, Dement, and Company Blotter Year 1935 Size 4″ x 9″ Images Color (Purple Ink) Type Trade Number in Set 1 1935 Buckley, Dement, and Company Blotter Overview Ink blotters were generally rectangular cards that were popular in the days of fountain pens. They would usually be kept on desks and were used to allow
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