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
Vintage NonSport Auctions to Begin Operations in 2019 These days, collectors of pre-war sports cards have plenty of options when it comes to auctions. In addition to eBay, there are probably a few dozen very well-known auction houses with that sort of material. But while sports cards are well covered, auction houses typically don’t feature much non-sports material. That was
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Wills English Period Costumes Year 1929 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ (small) and 2 1/3″ x 3″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 50 1929 Wills English Period Costumes Overview This 50-card set from the UK was distributed by Wills. Issued in 1929, it features men and women in older times with a
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Weber Baking Mystic Colored Pictures (D134) Year 1920s Size 3 1/8″ x 5 5/8″ Images Color Type Bakery Number in Set 50 (?) 1920s Weber Baking Mystic Colored Pictures Set (D134) Overview This unique set features color pictures with a focus on hidden images in them. The cards were distributed by Irvington, N.J. based Weber
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title 1945 Leister Autographs Game Set Year 1945 Size2 ″2 1/2 x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 52 1945 Leister Autographs Game Set Overview This unique set appeared in 1945 as a card game. A total of 52 cards were in the set, just like a standard playing card
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Major Drapkin Limericks Year 1929 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 1/2″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 50 1929 Major Drapkin Limericks Set Overview This creative set featured limericks and humorous pictures. It included 50 cards and was issued by Major Drapkin & Company, a tobacco company in England that was a branch of
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Tip Top Weekly Postcards Year c. 1910 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Color Type Postcards Number in Set 5 (?) Tip Top Weekly Postcards Overview This rare set features cartoon characters from Tip Top Weekly, a publication for children. The series included sports figures and their adventures. These postcards were from around 1910
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Ogden Tab Cigarettes General Interest Year 1900s Size 1 1/2″ x 2 3/8″ Images Black and White Type Tobacco Number in Set 120 1900s Ogden Tab Cigarettes General Interest 1-120 Overview Ogden Tab Cigarettes distributed a General Interest set consisting of 1,560 cards spread out over six series (A, B, C, D, E, and F).
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Lowney’s Chocolates College Girls Postcards (E230) Year 1906 Size 3″ x 5 1/2″ Images Color Type Postcards and Candy/Caramel Number in Set 6 Lowney’s Chocolates College Girls Postcards (E230) Overview This unique set of six postcards was distributed by Lowney’s Chocolates. They are copyrighted by a company named W.M.L. Company, as indicated in the drawings.
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Year 1934 Size 2 1/16″ x 2 7/16″ and 2 7/16″ x 3 1/4″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 600 (300 in each series) 1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set Overview This unique set was produced in Germany and included two series’. The set mostly includes actors and
Read moreThis international tobacco card set features flags of various countries and a tennis card
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title N. Orr Co. Reward of Merit Year 1800s Size 2 7/8″ x 6 9/16″ Images Color Type Rewards of Merit Number in Set 3 (?) N. Orr Co. Reward of Merit Set Overview These unique cards were distributed primarily to students for exceptional behavior or for doing something well. The set black and white images
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