Vinegar Valentine Postcards Included the World of American Football
Here’s a Valentine’s Day look at a rather odd genre of pre-war sports cards
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Dick Merriwell Surfaces on a Rare Postcard
While Tip Top Weekly publications are easy to find, a rare postcard featuring one of the Merriwells is not
Read moreEarly Postcards Document Connection Between Thanksgiving and Football
The link between the holiday and American football goes back to the earliest days of the sport
Read moreBacklog Issues by Grading Companies Won’t be Fixed Overnight
Third party grading companies are backed up and it’s likely not ending anytime soon Back in October, I sent a package of about 20 cards off to SGC for grading. SGC has generally been my grader of choice and the service I’ve received to date has been pretty good. This time, though, there has been a small delay. My cards
Read morePre-War Bargains: 1905 New York Giants Postcard Scorecard with Christy Mathewson
I get a lot of questions about cheap pre-war cards and most of those are centered around people looking for Hall of Fame players at bargain prices. While a lot of Hall of Fame cards in the pre-war era are quite pricey, there are a decent amount of cheaper ones out there. I’m going to start a new series that
Read moreFive Reasons Pre-War Cards Belong in Your Collection
Most baseball card collectors break into the hobby by collecting issues of current players and teams. That’s only natural. I started collecting cards back in 1986 and my focus quickly shifted to cards of New York Mets players as that was my favorite childhood team. But as many collectors get older, they often start collecting vintage issues. Some even go
Read moreThe Honus Wagner T206 card is tough to find but these Wagners are rarer
The Honus Wagner T206 card is easily the most important, and the most valuable, card in the hobby. Its legendary status has propelled it to a seven-figure card and it’s easily the most recognizable card of all time. One recently sold for more than $3 million. But while the card is rare, it’s not nearly as rare as a lot
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