Rare 1935 Illustrated Current News Supplement Boasts ‘Rookies’ of Jesse Owens, Joe Louis
A unique supplement features the two legends before they became all-time greats and predates their 1936 ‘sophomore’ issues
Read moreTag Archives: Track and Field
Interest for early Jesse Owens track and field cards has spiked
The earliest cards of the legendary Jesse Owens are rising in value
Read moreLong-Awaited Major Pre-War Cards Site Update is Coming
Numerous new sports card set descriptions will shortly be added to the Pre-War Cards website
Read moreThe Little-Known Baseball Players in the T218 Champions Set
Did you know the T218 Champions set has some baseball players after all?
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 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 moreA Rare eBay Find of Ogden’s Tobacco Cards Brought Plenty of Surprises
Finding a complete subset of Ogden’s Tabs General Interest cards yielded some surprises and an elite athlete
Read moreBaseball 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
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 moreRare E229 National Licorice and D353 Champions Sets Rare and Virtually Forgotten
The E229 and D353 sets are rare ‘Champions’ issues that mostly fly under the radar
Read more1939 Churchman Kings of Speed Set has a Healthy Mix of Intrigue
The multi-sport UK tobacco card set has Jesse Owens and a lot more
Read more1930 Viladas Agramunt Quien es el Campeon Mundial Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Viladas Agramunt Quien es el Campeon Mundial Year 1930 Size  Images Color Type Candy/Gum Number in Set 42 1930 Viladas Agramunt Quien es el Campeon Mundial Overview This pre-war issue was distributed in Spain for chocolate maker Viladas Agramunt. The set was a multi-sport release with all sorts of sports being featured. Included in
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