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
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