Rudy Strejc grew up in the Pacific Northwest during the first part of the 20th century and his childhood collection of tobacco cards and others from the era would expand later in life. Now, it’s all about to be sold at auction.
Cards From E98 Find to be Displayed at Long Beach Expo
August 16, 2012 By
Ten Hall of Famers from the recently discovered Ohio find of E98s will be on display at the Long Beach Expo.
Best Known Babe Ruth Autographed Baseball Sells for $388,375
August 3, 2012 By
Cards from the Black Swamp find took a backseat to a pristine Babe Ruth autographed baseball–and one of his bats from the famed 1927 season in an auction held on the second night of the National Sports Collectors Convention.
National Promo, Redemption Cards Hit eBay
August 2, 2012 By
Free promo and redemption cards exclusive to the National are helping some show-goers and dealers turn a profit.
VIDEO: 2012 National Opens in Baltimore
August 2, 2012 By
Take a five-minute trip around the floor to see the opening of the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention.
T206 Back Variation Collection on Display at NSCC; E98 Reprint Giveaway
July 23, 2012 By
You’ll have a chance to see some rare cards and tobacco advertising products at this year’s National. You can also pick up PSA-encapsulated reprints of four cards from the Black Swamp Find.
E98s in Black Swamp Find Auction Already Past $350,000; Visit NBC Today Show
July 18, 2012 By
There was no shortage of publicity over the find of E98 baseball cards in that Ohio attic. There’s no shortage of bidders either.
Black Swamp Find, Family Coming to National
July 13, 2012 By
You’ll get to meet some of the cards found in the Ohio attic if you can make your way to Baltimore for the National Sports Collectors Convention.
PSA: Old Baseball Card Find is “Ultimate Buried Treasure”
July 11, 2012 By
UPDATED WITH RAW VIDEO: The Black Swamp hit the fan Tuesday as the national media jumped all over the ‘old baseball card find’ story we brought you last week. Even NBC Nightly News thought it worthy. We see their story and hear from PSA about hundreds of E98s heading for auction after sitting in a box for perhaps more than a century.
‘Black Swamp Find’ of 1910 E98 Cards Heading to Auction
July 1, 2012 By
A collection of long lost and pristine E98 cards has been uncovered and consigned to a major auction.
