‘It’s In The Details’ Title Earl Christy Embossed EAS Postcards Year c. 1908 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Color Type Postcards Number in Set 6 Earl Christy Embossed EAS Postcards Overview This series featured a picture of a football player and a fan or cheerleader. They can be distinguished from many other issues because a brick wall (presumably
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cracker Jack Bears Postcards (E147) Year 1907 Size 3″ x 5 3/8″ Images Color Type Candy/Caramel and Postcard Number in Set 16 1907 Cracker Jack Bears Postcards Set (E147) Overview This set of postcards was released in 1907 by Cracker Jack. While it is mostly a non-sports issue, it includes a baseball card in it.
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title IFS Jack Dempsey-Jess Willard Postcards Year 1919 Size 3 1/2″ x 5″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set 6 1919 IFS Jack Dempsey-Jess Willard Postcards Overview This set of postcards was created to commemorate the 1919 fight between Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard. The fight itself was a particularly brutal one for
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Underwood and Underwood Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier Postcards Year 1921 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set 6 1921 Underwood and Underwood Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier Postcards Overview This set of postcards was created to commemorate the 1921 fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier. Carpentier fought at several
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Stein Company Boxing Postcards Year 1904-05 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set Unknown 1904-05 Stein Company Boxing Postcards Set Overview The Stein Company (later renamed to The Max Stein Co.) created various postcards and early boxing set is one of those. The postcards are unique in
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Tennis Romance Poem Postcards Year 1910 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set 2 (?) 1910 Tennis Romance Poem Postcards Set Overview These postcards were one of many that linked romance together with the sport of tennis. Many postcards in the pre-war era combined those two topics.
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title A.W. Gamage Sports Outfitters Postcards Year 1900s Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Color Type Postcards Number in Set 15 (?) A.W. Gamage Sports Outfitters Postcards Overview These postcards were the work of a sporting goods company, A.W. Gamage, Ltd. The company operated in Holborn, England. A.W. Gamage, the proprietor, is seen here and he is
Read moreThis set from the UK includes postcards of famous boxers
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Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title E. Trim and Company Tennis Postcards Year 1900s-1960s Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Postcards Number in Set Unknown E. Trim and Company Tennis Postcards Set Overview These issues are generally considered to be the most popular pre-war and vintage tennis postcards of all time. Spanning several decades, they provide
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Wheaties Seattle Indians Postcards Year 1933 Size 4″ x 5 9/16″ Images Black and White Type Food/Postcards Number in Set Unknown 1933 Wheaties Seattle Indians Postcards Overview Wheaties is most famous for their panels that featured various athletes on the company’s cereal boxes. But they also produced numerous other sets and were involved particularly in
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Wheaties Minneapolis Millers Postcards Year 1933 Size 4″ x 5 9/16″ Images Black and White Type Food/Postcards Number in Set 24 1933 Wheaties Minneapolis Millers Postcards Overview Wheaties is most famous for their panels that featured various athletes on the company’s cereal boxes. But they also produced numerous other sets and were involved particularly in
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