‘It’s In The Details’ Title N463/C190 Sports Girls Year circa 1890 Size 1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ Images Color Type 19th Century Tobacco Number in Set 12 N463/C190 Sports Girls Overview This unique issue includes 12 cards featuring female football and cricket players. While the football cards can be considered rugby cards, as an American product after the invention of
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Dainty Series Sports Silhouettes Year 1920s (?) Size 3 5/16″ x 5 1/4″ Images Black Ink Type Game Cards Number in Set 24 Dainty Series Sports Silhouettes Set Overview This interesting set of cards is actually a party game. The cards are uniquely designed featuring silhouettes of generic athletes. Each card front includes a silhouette
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars (V31) Year 1925 Size 1 3/16″ x 2 1/4″ (without coupon) Images Black and White Type Canadian Number in Set 180 1925 Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars (V31) Overview The 1925 V31 Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars set and checklist includes 180 cards (two series – one with 60 cards and another with
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Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Glevum Sports Playing Cards Year Unknown Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Game Number in Set 36 Glevum Sports Playing Cards Set Overview This interesting issue featured a total of 36 playing cards. While 36 is commonly cited, I have heard that 48 may have been a possibility, too. These cards were
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Mitchell’s and Packer Humorous Drawings Year 1924 and 1936 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 1/2″ Images Color Type Tobacco / Gum and Candy Number in Set 50 1924 Mitchell’s and 1936 Packer’s Humorous Drawings Overview This unique set was issued first by Stephen Mitchell & Sons tobacco, a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company. Mitchell’s
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Wills A Sporting Holiday in New Zealand Year 1928 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ (Small) and 2 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ (Large) Images Black and White Type Tobacco Number in Set 50 1928 Wills A Sporting Holiday in New Zealand Overview This somewhat rare issue included a total of 50 cards and was distributed
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Obsequio de Susini (N230-3) Year 1915-16 Size 1 7/8″ x 2 1/2″ Images Color and Black and White Type N-Card Number in Set 1,300 Obsequio de Susini (N230-3) Overview The uncategorized Obsequio de Susini set from Cuba is an incredibly large pre-war card issue believed to be 1,300 cards, according to the American Card Catalog.
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title 211. Baseball Scene (813) Trade Card Year Unknown Size 3 3/8″ x 5 1/4″ Images Color Type Trade Number in Set 4 (?) 211. Baseball Scene (813) Trade Card Overview This is a trade card that includes a baseball scene. Pictured is a baseball game with two teams playing in a large stadium. The interesting
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This rare set includes cards from six sports, including baseball
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Godfrey Phillips Sporting Series Year 1910 Size 1 7/16″ x 2 7/16″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 25 1910 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Series Set Overview This small tobacco set features a variety of sports. Simply called ‘Sporting Series’ on the back, the issue includes a total of 25 cards. None of the four
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Berliner Morgenpost Year c1900 – Unknown Size 2 1/8″ x 4 3/4″ Images Color Type Publications Number in Set Unknown Berliner Morgenpost Set Overview These trade cards are believed to have been issued by Berliner Morgenpost, a German newspaper. The are tall and narrow, like some other international series’, and feature all sorts of subjects.
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