Obscure Card of the Month: McLaughlin’s XXXX Coffee Trade Card
The Obscure Card of the Month is a 19th century baseball trade issue or a coffee company
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Key Sports in the 1893 Arbuckle Sports and Pastimes Set
Baseball and more is featured in this 19th century coffee card set
Read moreDocumenting Basketball Cards from the First ‘Dream Team’
A few pre-war cards depict the first USA basketball team
Read moreUnfinished Business: A Great Find of a 19th Century Card with an Incomplete Print Job
This 1890s trade card from a recent collection purchase has an interesting print anomaly
Read moreFive Easy Steps to Collecting Pre-War Cards
Want to begin a pre-war card collection? Start here.
Read morePre-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 Baseball Card In 1893, Arbuckle Coffee produced a 50-card set featuring various pastimes of areas from around the globe. The cards that they provide a pictorial history of sports
Read more1910 H634 Steinwender-Stoffregen / T45 Reed Boy Scouts Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Steinwender-Stoffregen Boy Scouts / Reed Boy Scouts Year 19010 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ Images Color Type Tobacco / Coffee / Trade Number in Set 36 1910 H634 Steinwender-Stoffregen / T45 Reed Boy Scouts Overview These sets featured activities of boy scouts from the early 1900s. While the pictures are the same, these are
Read more1936 Cafes Gilbert Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cafes Gilbert Year 1936 Size  1 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ Images Color Type Coffee Number in Set 12 (Series III) 1936 Cafes Gilbert Overview These cards were issued by Cafes Gilbert, a coffee manufacturer based in France. An international release, they are difficult to find in the U.S. Like other international sets, many series’ made
Read more1936 Muhlen Franck Olympia Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Muhlen Franck Olympia Year 1936 Size 2 3/4″ x 4 1/8″ Images Color Type Coffee Number in Set 200 (?) 1936 Muhlen Franck Olympia Overview The 1936 Muhlen Franck sets was one of many German issues of the 1930s. These often were associated with the 1936 Olympic Games, which were held in Berlin. This set
Read more1927 Rich’s Sportsfolk Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Rich’s Sportsfolk Year 1927 Size Various Images Color Type Coffee Number in Set 25 1927 Rich’s Sportsfolk Set Overview This rare set is a Danish issue distributed by a coffee company/brand called Rich’s. The cards have an interesting design. Really, they are similar to a few sets, such as the N184 Kimball Champions series from
Read more1913 Voskamp’s Coffee Set
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Voskamp’s Coffee and Tea Year 1913 Size 2 1/4″ x 3 5/8″ Images Black and White Type Coffee Number in Set 20 Voskamp’s Coffee and Tea Overview In 1913, Voskamp’s coffee and tea products included one of 20 different baseball players as part of a local promotion in Pittsburgh. The company was Pittsburgh-based and the
Read moreH804-33 Gold Medal Coffee Trade Cards Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title H804-33 Gold Medal Coffee Trade Cards Year 1880s Size 2 3/4″ x 4 1/2″ Images Color Type Trade/Coffee Number in Set 9 H804-33 Gold Medal Coffee Trade Cards Overview This set is part of the baseball comic series of trade cards. Noted collector Frank Keetz assigned it the designation used in his book, “Baseball Advertising
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