1916 Moriarty Playing Card Set Home of a Charlie Chaplin ‘Rookie’ Card
The famous silent film star Charlie Chaplin has an early appearance in a WWI-era set of playing cards
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Statue of Liberty Card a Highlight in the 1911 T77 Lighthouses Series
The Statue of Liberty is the key in the American Tobacco Company’s Lighthouses series
Read moreObscure Card of the Month: 1933 Goudey Indian Ah-No-Je-Nahge
The Obscure Card of the Month is a sports card of an early lacrosse player
Read moreDeleterious (de-lə-ˈtir-ē-əs): Harmful, Often in a Subtle or Unexpected Way
This Ogden’s cigarette card sought to prove smoking was harmless, even to children
Read moreWinston Churchill W545 Strip Card Offers a Mystery
A recently-acquired Winston Churchill strip card showed up in the mail and I’ve got questions
Read moreThe Subjects of the N245 Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses Set
A massive haul of the 19th century N245 Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses cards has me looking deeper into the set
Read moreNon-Sports are Coming to PreWarCards.com
The Pre-War Cards website will soon include set reviews for popular non-sport releases
Read moreUnique T68 Heroes/Men of History Variation has False Appearance of Trimming
Let’s take a look at a ‘short’ variation in the T68 Heroes/Men of History set
Read moreThe Strange Appearance of Hall of Fame Boxer James Corbett in a Non-Sports Set
Boxing legend James Corbett is found in the unlikeliest of tobacco card sets
Read moreTwo International Releases are Cited as Shirley Temple’s Earliest Cards
The documented ‘rookie cards’ of Shirley Temple date to 1934 and were printed outside of the U.S.
Read more19th Century N245 Kinney Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses Set is Full of Unknown Names — and Bargains
The massive N245 Kinney Sweet Caporal Actors and Actresses cards are some of the least expensive from the 19th century
Read more“Our Quarterback” Football Postcard Commemorated President Franklin D. Roosevelt
This unique postcard combined football with politics, featuring president FDR
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