Studying the 19th Century Raphael Tuck and Sons Die-Cuts

Here’s a look at the sports die-cut cards produced by Raphael Tuck and Sons in the 19th century
Read moreHere’s a look at the sports die-cut cards produced by Raphael Tuck and Sons in the 19th century
Read moreA few pre-war cards depict the first USA basketball team
Read moreTrying to determine a pre-war card’s specific origins can be difficult
Read moreAnyone wearing these shirts should be given a free bowl of soup
Read moreCuts from the 1913 Baseball Series Notebooks are sometimes called proofs
Read moreWant to begin a pre-war card collection? Start here.
Read moreThe Lections set has something to do with an election but that’s about all we know It’s Election Day. And when you think of pre-war Election cards, there’s no more unique issue than the incredibly rare and odd 1923 Lections set. In the 100ish years these cards have been around, we’ve got plenty of bits and theories surrounding their existence.
Read moreAn intriguing envelope could be the key to identifying a new pre-war baseball issue So, if you’ve found this article, you may be aware of the R316 Kashin photos set. In short, they are a set of 101 small baseball photographs of players produced around 1929-30, cataloged as R316. Little is known about the supposed publisher, Kashin, but an interesting
Read moreHere’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 moreThe American Card Catalog is likely the most important resource in the history of card collecting. Authored by Jefferson Burdick, the book gives us the classifications for most of our vintage cards today, such as T206, E90, and a host of others. If you’re unfamiliar with the book, here’s a quick breakdown. Essentially, the book categorizes cards in different classifications
Read moreBabe Ruth has plenty of popular baseball cards, primarily from the late 1910s through the 1930s. The height of his popularity hit in the 1920s but even with his career winding down in the 1930s, Ruth still was featured on plenty of cards. But some of the Babe’s cards are pretty obscure. Not only are they difficult to find but
Read moreBabe Ruth’s career ended in the mid 1930s but he was featured prominently on cards throughout the decade
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