Playing Crusoe: The Earliest Cigarette Card Game?
Children played many games with cigarette cards over the years — Crusoe might be the first one that caught on nationally
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T206 Hustler Back Documented in Early Card Cataloging
A rare back advertisement was once believed to exist for T206 baseball cards
Read moreThe Missing Stars of the T207 Set
The omission of numerous stars in the T207 set remains a mystery
Read moreA Look at Jack Johnson’s Two T218 Champions Cards
The Hall of Fame boxer has two cards in the multi-sport T218 Champions set — here’s a closer look at both
Read moreEdward Payson Weston Cards Quite Popular in T218 Champions Set
A man with a walking stick is one of the more popular cards in a set of champion athletes
Read moreA Look at the Pan Handle Scraps Champions Sets (Part II: T230 World’s Champion Athletes)
Part II of the 1913 Pan Handle Scrap Champions series focuses on the world champion athletes (T230)
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 moreObscure Card of the Month: 1916-17 Sports of the World (Baseball)
The baseball card highlights the 1910s Sports of the World sets
Read more1915 Obsequio de Susini Football Card Remade in 1929 Churchman Set
A rare football card from 1915 was used as the basis for a more popular issue in 1929
Read more1901 Ogden’s Leading Athletes Set Featured 22 of the World’s Greatest Sportsmen
This early tobacco card set focused on some of the greatest athletes at the turn of the century
Read moreBorder Rainbow: A Look at the Varied Colored Tobacco and Candy Card Borders
Not all borders in the pre-war tobacco and early caramel card era were white
Read moreOverprinted Cards Can Raise Authenticity Concerns
Overprints on cards should raise important questions
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