Baseball Subjects are Only One Small Part of the Pre-War Card Era
Baseball cards lead the way but they are only a fraction of sports cards from the era
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When a White Whale Shows Up and Panic Hits
I panicked about a rare soccer card until the mailman delivered it into my fat, greedy hands
Read moreIs the Underappreciated 1901-02 Ogden’s Tabs General Interest Set King of the 20th Century?
This UK tobacco set is among the best of the pre-war era
Read more1928-29 Player and Sons Footballers Set Combined Soccer and Rugby
Large UK issue included two sports and two series With the site covering cards from eight different sports, it’s generally tough to do much more. As I said during the last major site update, I don’t anticipate adding something like soccer just because of the massive amount of international issues. But what I do want to do is occasionally cover some
Read moreStudying the Two Types of Cloetta Ross Cards
A rare candy set has two different types, causing confusion among collectors The 1930s Cloetta Ross cards are an interesting series. This was a large multi-sport candy set believed to be produced out of Sweden. The exact year of distribution is a bit muddied but they are typically called either a 1930 set or a 1930s issue. Many big names
Read morePre-War Rookie Cards Often Difficult to Determine
Finding the first cards of early athletes can prove challenging Lots of collectors consider themselves to be rookie card enthusiasts. The idea of finding a player’s first card is often a lot of fun. Collecting rookie cards of modern players isn’t too hard. The biggest ‘problem’ is that rookie cards of baseball players these days usually come out long before
Read more1920s Cigarrillos Dolar Color Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cigarrillos Dolar Year 1920s Size Various Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set Unknown 1920s Cigarrillos Dolar Color Set Overview Not much is known (at least in terms of American collecting) about these rare tobacco cards. But what we can say is that Cigarrillos Dolar issued a few series of cards with sports subjects. This
Read more1930s Cloetta / Cloetta Ross Sets
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cloetta / Cloetta Ross Year 1930s Size 1 1/16″ x 1 15/16″ Images Black and White Type Gum/Candy Number in Set 172 (?) in each set 1930s Cloetta / Cloetta Ross Set Overview These sets are releases from a Swedish candy company sometime around 1930. Dating seems to be somewhat up in the air. PSA
Read more1933 Jacques Les Sports Illustres Set and Checklist
This unique set includes basketball, tennis, boxing, wrestling, soccer, and a lot more
Read moreChad Valley Sporting Snap Game Cards and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Chad Valley Sporting Snap Game Cards Year Unknown Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Game Number in Set 60 Chad Valley Sporting Snap Game Cards Overview These unique cards were part of a game produced sometime around the Turn of the Century (1900). I have seen dates vary on them to include
Read more1936 Donat Indiana-Sport Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Donat Indiana-Sport Year 1936 Size 2 3/8″ x 3″ Images Black and White / Blue Tint Type Gum and Candy Cards Number in Set 100 1936 Donat Indiana-Sport-Avion Overview The 1936 Donat Indiana-Sport set is a multi-sport release from France. Most fronts of the card feature a black and white image with the ‘Indiana-Sport’ name
Read more1932 Monopol Sportphotos Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Monopol Sportphotos Year 1932 Size 1 9/16″ x 2 5/16″ Images Sepia Type Tobacco Number in Set 720 1932 Monopol Sportphotos Overview This was a massive set of small sports cards produced by Monopol, a German cigarette company. The cards were packed inside of all of the company’s brand products, as indicated on the backs.
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