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Reviewing the Sports in the 1925 A.C. Stereoview Set
Baseball, boxing, and golf are among the sports found in this unique 1920s set
Read moreA Look at the Pan Handle Scraps Champions Sets (Part I: T221 Champion Women Swimmers)
Part I of the 1913 Pan Handle Scrap Champions series focuses on the women swimmers (T221)
Read more1939 Mars Confections Famous Film Stars Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Mars Confections Famous Film Stars Year 1939 Size 1 5/16″ x 2 11/16″ Images Color Type Gum and Candy Number in Set 50 1939 Mars Confections Famous Film Stars Overview This 50-card candy set is typically considered a non-sports set, featuring famous actors and actresses. However, the sports tie in it is obvious with several
Read moreElite Athletes and Strange Tales are Buried in the 1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set
Hall of Famers, Olympic gold medalists, and even a famous aviator are among the keys found in a rare tobacco card set
Read more1925 Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars Set (V31)
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars (V31) Year 1925 Size 1 3/16″ x 2 1/4″ (without coupon) Images Black and White Type Canadian Number in Set 180 1925 Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars (V31) Overview The 1925 V31 Dominion Chocolate Athletic Stars set and checklist includes 180 cards (two series – one with 60 cards and another with
Read more1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Year 1934 Size 2 1/16″ x 2 7/16″ and 2 7/16″ x 3 1/4″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 600 (300 in each series) 1934 Garbaty Moderne Schonheitsgalerie (Modern Beauty) Set Overview This unique set was produced in Germany and included two series’. The set mostly includes actors and
Read more1935 Hignett How to Swim Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Hignett How to Swim Year 1935 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 50 1935 Hignett How to Swim Set Overview This rare set is one of the few that focuses on the sport of swimming and diving. The cards were issued by Hignett Bros. & Co., a brand
Read more1922 Cowan’s Learn to Swim (V16) Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Cowan’s Learn to Swim (V16) Year 1922 Size 1 1/8″ x 3 1/4″ Images Color Type Canadian / Candy Number in Set 24 1922 Cowan’s Learn to Swim (V16) Set Overview This rare set is one of the few that focuses on the sport of swimming and diving. The cards were issued by Cowan’s, a
Read more1913 Pan Handle Scraps Champion Women Swimmers (T221) Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Pan Handle Scrap Champion Women Swimmers (T221) Year 1913 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 11/16″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 100 1913 Pan Handle Scraps Champion Women Swimmers (T221) Set Overview This set was the first of the two classified sets in Jefferson Burdick’s American Card Catalog. The cards, as stated by the title,
Read moreHumorous Sporting Series Set and Checklist
Multi-sport series of trade cards from Holland and the UK
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