Harvard-Yale Rivalry Led to Early Pre-War Football Cards
Numerous early football cards were created surrounding the longtime Harvard-Yale rivalry
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Distinguishing Between the Five Diamond Matchbooks Baseball Sets
Here’s how to separate the Diamond Matchbook covers The 1930s Diamond Matchbook covers featured numerous baseball players of the era. These aren’t technically baseball cards in the mold that we think of them today. But they are cataloged in the American Card Catalog and very much collected. The problem is there are actually five different sets and keeping them straight
Read more1933-38 U5-U8 Diamond Matchbooks Football Sets
‘It’s In The Details’ Title U5-U8 Diamond Matchbooks and Diamond Matchbooks College Rivals Year 1933-38 Size 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Images Color / Black and White Type Miscellaneous Number in Set Various 1933-38 Diamond Matchbooks Overview A total of eight pre-war football Diamond Matchbook Cover sets exist. Each set covers either professional or collegiate football players. Sets with individual
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Diamond Matchbooks Year 1934-39 Size 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Images Color / Black and White Type Miscellaneous Number in Set Various 1934-39 Diamond Matchbooks Overview A total of several pre-war hockey Diamond Matchbook Cover sets exist consisting of various players: 1934-35 U9 Diamond Matchbooks Silver U10 Diamond Matchbooks (Series 1) U10 Diamond Matchbooks (Series 2)
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