Skip the Blaster: Dave Bancroft 1925-27 W512 Strip Card
This month’s bargain buy is a Hall of Famer from one of the most popular 1920s strip card sets
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Second No Number W512 Strip Variation Spotted with Jackie Coogan’s Card
A second W512 strip card is found with a numberless variation
Read moreSound Too Good to be True? It Probably is.
The story of a Babe Ruth strip card is a good reminder of the old adage
Read moreUnchecklisted Error of Abe Goldstein Found in the W512 Strip Card Set
The boxing champion has a newly-discovered error in the popular strip card set
Read moreW512 and W513 Strip Cards are Part of the Same Set Despite Major Differences
The two issues are part of one large set but they aren’t exactly the same The W512 and W513 strip cards are cataloged as two different offerings. However, it’s clear they were intended to be one large set. I’m not sure why Jefferson Burdick decided to give them two different designations in his American Card Catalog. But you can easily
Read morePre-War Bargains: Tris Speaker 1920s W512 Strip Card
Strip cards are often good sources when bargain hunting for pre-war issues. One of the most common sets are the W512 cards. The W512 strip card set is believed to have been printed over a three-year period from 1925-27. Those dates are basically confirmed due to several variations in the set. The set included ten baseball players as well as
Read moreBreaking into Pre-War Collecting: Strip Cards
The next installment of my series of helping collectors get started with pre-war cards. The first one tackled game cards and another affordable option are strip cards. Overview Strip cards were generally given with purchases or sold by retailers. Hence the name, they often (but not always) came in a long strip where merchants could cut or rip off a
Read moreVariations Bolster a W512 Strip Card Master Checklist
Overview The W512 strip card set, like most strip cards, isn’t all that appealing to look at. In most cases, the pictures are pretty bad and appear to be crude renderings. The set is still pretty collectable, though, for a few reasons. First, it contains ten cards of baseball players in the 50-card multi-sport/non-sports set. Second, the baseball collectors tend
Read more1925-27 W512 Strip Card Set
‘It’s In The Details’ Title W512 Famous People Strip Year 1925-27 Size 1 7/16″ x 2 1/4″ Images Color Type Strip Number in Set 50 (64 with variations) W512 Famous People Strip Cards Overview The W512 Famous People strip card set includes various athletes including baseball players, boxers, and more. Cards feature colored images with player names, teams, and card
Read more1928 W513 Strip Card Set
‘It’s In The Details’ Title W513 Famous People Strip Year 1928 Size 1 7/16″ x 2 1/4″ Images Color Type Strip Number in Set 50 W513 Famous People Strip Cards Overview The W513 strip card set includes various athletes including baseball players, boxers, and more. Cards feature colored images with player names, teams, and card numbers in the bottom border.
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