Few Baseball Cards Document Ruth’s Sole Boston Braves Season
Few cards or memorabilia items depict Babe Ruth’s final major league season with the Boston Braves
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Five Easy Steps to Collecting Pre-War Cards
Want to begin a pre-war card collection? Start here.
Read more1938 Our National Game Issue One Of Last Pre-War Pin Sets
‘It’s In The Details’ Title PM8 Our National Game Pins Year 1938 Size 7/8″ Images Blue Ink Type Pins Number in Set 30 1938 Our National Game Pins Overview Printed in 1938, the PM8 Our National Game pin set is one of the final pin issues of the pre-war era. The set includes only a total of 30 baseball pins
Read more1909-12 PX7 Sweet Caporal Domino Discs Set and Checklist
‘It’s in the Details’ Title PX7 Sweet Caporal Domino Discs Year 1909-12 Size 1″ Images Black and White Type Pins / Discs Number in Set 137 PX7 Sweet Caporal Domino Disc Overview Simply put, the PX7 Sweet Caporal Domino Disc set isn’t for the master set collector. The discs are classified as pins in the American Card Catalog, but are
Read more1930s PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header Pins/Buttons Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header Pins/Buttons Year 1930s Size 1 1/4″ Images Black Ink Type Pins (Buttons) Number in Set 43 1930s PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header Pins/Buttons Overview The 1930s PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header pin (actually buttons or coins) set includes a variety of unknowns. First, while 1933 is sometimes the year attributed
Read morePD1 Heydt’s Yankee Bread Baseball Positions Pin Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title PD1 Heydt’s Yankee Bread Baseball Position Pins Year Unknown (early 1900s) Size 7/8″ Images Color Type Pins/Bakery Number in Set 12 PD1 Baseball Positions Pins Overview The PD1 Baseball Positions pin set is believed to have been produced in or around 1901. A total of 13 pins are in the set. While one of the
Read more1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title P2 Sweet Caporal Pins Year 1910-12 Size 13/16″ diameter Images Black and White Type Pins Number in Set 205 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins Overview The 1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pin set is easily the most popular of the pre-war baseball pin issues. With a total of more than 200 pins, it has a massive checklist,
Read more1909-10 P13 Luxello Cigars Pin Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title P13 Luxello Pins Year 1909-10 Size 7/8″ diameter Images Black and White Type Pins Number in Set 22 P13 Luxello Cigars Pins Overview The 1909-10 P13 Luxello Cigars pin set includes Philadelphia baseball players from the American League and National League (Athletics and Phillies). Fronts included the Luxello Cigar name as well as a player
Read more1924 PD3 Mrs. Sherlock’s Bread Pin Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title PD3 Mrs. Sherlock’s Bread Pins Year 1924 Size 7/8″ Images Black and White Type Pins Number in Set 10 PD3 Mrs. Sherlock’s Bread Pins Overview The 1924 PD3 Mrs. Sherlock’s Bread pin set is a small issue both in terms of size and quantity. With red borders, the pins are relatively small, measuring a little
Read more1934 PD9 Ward’s Sporties Pins Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title PD9 Ward’s Sporties Pins Year 1934 Size 1 1/4″ Images Black and White Type Pins Number in Set 8 PD9 Ward’s Sporties Pins Overview The 1934 PD9 Ward’s Sporties pins were created by the Ward Baking Company. The pins are small, and red, white, and blue. The set is catalogued as PD9 in the American
Read more1909 Bastian Gum John Ganzel Pin
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Bastian Gum John Ganzel Pins Year 1909 Size 1 1/4″ diameter Images Black and White Type Pins Number in Set 1 1909 Bastian Gum John Ganzel Pin Overview The 1909 Bastian Gum John Ganzel pin featured the manager of the Rochester minor league baseball team. The team was called ‘Champions’ on the pin with Ganzel,
Read more1936 Dizzy Dean Grape Nuts Premium Photo / Pin / Winners Items Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Dizzy Dean Grape Nuts Premium Photo / Pin / Winners Items Year 1936 Size 8″ x 10″ Images Black and White Type Food Number in Set N/A 1936 Dizzy Dean Grape Nuts Premium Photo / Pin / Winners Items Overview in 1936, Grape Nuts offered several items that could be requested in exchange tops of
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