Obscure Card of the Month: J. Baines Shield Quebec Baseball Card
Few collectors realize it but baseball made its way into the J. Baines Shield series
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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 moreDocumenting Basketball Cards from the First ‘Dream Team’
A few pre-war cards depict the first USA basketball team
Read moreDating Pre-War Cards is not Always Easy
Trying to determine a pre-war card’s specific origins can be difficult
Read moreThe Dean Brothers Rice-Stix Shirts Are Very Bad
Anyone wearing these shirts should be given a free bowl of soup
Read moreRare Notebook Cuts Often Mistaken for E95 and E96 Caramel Card Proofs
Cuts from the 1913 Baseball Series Notebooks are sometimes called proofs
Read moreFive Easy Steps to Collecting Pre-War Cards
Want to begin a pre-war card collection? Start here.
Read moreRare 1923 Lections Cards Have Holes … and no one Seems to Care
The 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 moreAre Some R316 Kashin Baseball Cards Really Brody Novelty Issues?
An 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 moreDistinguishing 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 more1946 Kid Herman Boxing Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Kid Herman Boxing Year 1946 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 5/16″ Images Single-Color Ink Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 13 (?) 1946 Kid Herman Boxing Overview This somewhat mysterious set is believed to have been produced in or around 1946, though it is sometimes said their production lasted many years. The cards have the look
Read more1904 C.W.S. British Sport Series Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title C.W.S. British Sport Series Year 1904 Size 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Miscellaneous Number in Set 50 1904 C.W.S. British Sport Series Overview This rare set is one of the numerous multi-sport issues that was produced internationally. The set is probably best classified as a miscellaneous type as advertisers on the back
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