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
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. My path to pre-war cards, if you’re interested, has been documented here. But as many
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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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The 1937-39 Orcajo Cincinnati Reds postcards set was classified as PC786 by Jefferson Burdick in his American Card Catalog. The set, which was printed over a three-year period, was the work of Orcajo, a photography studio in Dayton, Ohio. Three different advertisers used these images that were produced by Orcajo, a photography company of some sort. The companies using these
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The 1905 Bergman Ivy League Football postcard set only has six cards. But for an issue so small, it definitely has plenty of intrigue. About the Set Measuring about 3 1/2″ wide by 5 1/2″ tall (some have slight variations), these are full color postcards featuring younger female fans of football teams. They are all carrying pennants and one thing
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title PC765 Dietsche Postcards Year 1907-09 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set 59 Overview Produced from 1907-09, the PC765 Dietsche Postcard set is one of the earliest postcard issues around. Technically, there are four of these sets. They are classified by Jefferson Burdick in the American Card
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Benham Indian James Jeffries Postcards Year 1907 Size 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Images Color Type Postcards Number in Set 9 1907 Benham Indian James Jeffries Postcards Overview James Jeffries was one of the premier fighters in the pre-war era and this was a set of nine postcards dedicated to him. Created in 1907 by
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Illustrated Postcard Company of New York Tennis/Hammock Postcards Year 1906 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Color Type Postcards Number in Set 2 (?) 1906 Illustrated Postcard Company of New York Tennis/Hammock Set Overview These unique postcards featured color pictures of a man and woman with two main focal points – a hammock and
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Max Rigot Postcards Year 1912 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set 16 1912 Max Rigot Postcards Overview The Max Rigot postcards set featured wrestlers of the pre-war era. Notably, the set really focused on two individual stars in George Hackenschmidt and Frank Gotch. Known as the
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Health and Strength Postcards Year 1908 Size 3 1/4″ x 5 7/16″ Images Varies Type Postcards Number in Set 1908 Health and Strength Postcards Overview The Health and Strength Postcards set featured wrestlers and boxers of the pre-war era. While the set is popular among boxing fans, wrestling card fans also flock to it as
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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 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.
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