Five Weird Things You Didn’t Know Existed in the American Card Catalog
The 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 [...]
Miscellaneous Cards
Obscure Pre-War Babe Ruth cards? There are a lot of them.
Babe 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 [...]
Even with His Career Nearly over, Babe Ruth Ruled the 1930s Baseball Card Issues
Babe Ruth dominated the baseball landscape in the 1920s. He routinely led the league in home runs, RBI, and walks, as well a slew of other categories. But by the early 1930s, [...]
Is this the first baseball card? Well, about that …
Baseball cards, or some form of them, have been around for more than 150 years. With such a cloudy history, it’s easy to see why defining the first card has been so [...]
Starting a Pre-War Card Collection with $100
As I wrote recently, the 1936 Goudey set is the perfect set introduction for new pre-war collectors. It’s short, affordable, and doesn’t have any expensive cards [...]
1888 Raphael Tuck & Sons Giant Relief Die-Cuts Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Raphael Tuck & Sons Giant Relief Die-Cuts Year 1888 Size Varies Images Color Type 19th Century Tobacco Number in Set 8 1890s Raphael [...]
1934 Tour of Japan Sets
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Tour of Japan Year 1934 Size Various Images Black and White/Sepia Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 44 1934 Tour of Japan Overview In the [...]
1888 Raphael Tuck & Sons Gigantic Relief No. 1141 Die-Cuts Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Raphael Tuck & Sons Gigantic Relief No. 1141 Die-Cuts Year 1888 Size Varies Images Color Type 19th Century Tobacco Number in Set Unknown [...]
1863 Grand Match at Hoboken Set
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Grand Match at Hoboken Year 1863 Size 2 1/4″ x 4″ Images Sepia/Black and White Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 6 1863 Grand [...]
1932 College Captains Arcade Cards Set
‘It’s In The Details’ Title College Captains Arcade Cards Year 1932 Size 3 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 10 1932 College [...]
1888 R&S (Rafael/Raphael Tuck and Sons) Die-Cut Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title R&S Die-Cuts Year 1888 Size Various Images Color Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 10 R&S Die-Cuts Overview The 1888 R&S [...]
1936 and 1937 Standard Oil Nebraska Cornhuskers Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Standard Oil Nebraska Cornhuskers Year 1936 and 1937 Size Various Images Black and White Type Miscellaneous Number in Set Unknown 1936 and [...]
